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1The characters of the ''Anime/{{Medabots}}'' anime:
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3[[foldercontrol]]
4
5!! Main Characters
6
7[[folder:Ikki Tenryou]]
8!!Ikki Tenryou
9
10-->'''Voiced by''': Michiru Yamazaki (JP), Samantha Reynolds (seasons 1-2), Creator/JulieLemieux (Spirits) (EN), Creator/YensiRivero (LA), Rafael Alonso Naranjo, Jr. (SP)
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12[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ikki_tenryou.jpg]]
13 [[caption-width-right:350:Ikki's profile art for ''Medarot Damashii'']]
14
15The main protagonist. Ikki is a relatively normal 10-year-old obsessed with Medabots who dreams of owning his own. Under pressure from some thugs, he spends all of his savings on an outdated KBT-Type named Metabee.
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17
18* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: At first he was made fun of because he didn't have a Medabot, then it was because his Medabot is an older model. Once he starts winning his way to the top, this stops cold.
19* BookDumb: He knows a ''ton'' about Medabots, to the point where he's almost on Dr. Aki's level. But he's not very good in school.
20* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: In the game continuity, he's this to Hikaru/Henry. Hikaru in ''VideoGame/MedarotKabutoAndKuwagata'' is terse, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] and initially has no interest in Medabots, only going along with his father's gift of one because he thinks it will help him score with his ladyfriend. Ikki meanwhile is animated, slightly naive and loves Medabots.
21* DeadpanSnarker: Often reacts to the other characters' shenanigans with sarcastic remarks.
22* DraggedIntoDrag: In the GBA game, Ikki is forced to wear female clothing at least three times, much to his chagrin. You can change him into said articles of female clothing at will after beating the game.
23* DudeWheresMyRespect: Even his own Medabot doesn't respect him, at least at first. Even when this starts to change, his friends still don't give him a break.
24* HasAType: He seems to have something for Dr. Aki's relatives, judging from the anime.
25* IconicSequelCharacter: Ikki's actually the protagonist of ''Medarot 2'', with the first game's protagonist, Hikaru, being a mentor to Ikki. This carries into the anime, which is the way most ''Medabots'' fans discovered the series.
26* InstantExpert: Because of his encyclopedic knowledge of Medabots and sharp strategic mind, he's able to become the third best Medafighter in Japan after less than a year with Metabee.
27* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Hikaru/Henry (at least a decade older than him), whom he ends up seeing as a BigBrotherMentor.
28* KidHero: Ikki is ten years old. Metabee comes equipped with [[MyLittlePanzer a revolver, sub-machinegun, and seeker missiles]].
29* TheLeader: During the TournamentArc, he's the ''de facto'' leader of Team Japan, largely because Space Medafighter X is rarely around, and because he's the one coming up with all of the strategies.
30* NerdActionHero: Being a nerd in this universe is made significantly more badass by MyLittlePanzer, but Ikki also pulls off some physical feats that would make Rambo jealous.
31* PotteryBarnPoor: A point is made that Ikki is the only kid in town without the money to buy or maintain a Medabot, yet, judging from his home and neighborhood, he's actually doing pretty well. The problem seems to be more that his parents don't use any of their disposable income on him.
32* PrecociousCrush: He develops one of these on Nae in Spirits/Damashii.
33* RedIsHeroic: A KidHero with a primarily red outift, in what seems to be an intentional invoking of this trope.
34* ShipTease: With Arika, in some episodes. In the GBA game it's possible to have a RelationshipUpgrade with her (or with Karin) depending on the player's decisions.
35* TheStrategist: He is an excellent example of pulling well-built strategies as he often takes advantage of the terrain.
36* VitriolicBestBuds:
37** With Metabee, since they treat each other as siblings, instead of master and "pet".
38** Also with Arika, mostly because they are best friends.
39* ToBeAMaster: He started off just wanting to have a Medabot at all. Once he gets one, he wants to be the best robattler in the country.
40* TookALevelInBadass: Within a year of becoming a Medafighter, he became Japan's #3. In the games, this is taken even further, as [[spoiler: he eventually becomes the second Phantom Renegade.]]
41* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He takes his passion about takoyaki, as something ''very'' [[SeriousBusiness serious]].
42[[/folder]]
43
44[[folder:Metabee]]
45!!Metabee
46
47-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (JP), Creator/JosephMotiki (EN), Creator/LuisMiguelPerez (LA), Francisco Javier García Sáenz (SP)
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49[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/medabots_1la_llegada_de_metabeeby_extremistanimemkv_001177146.jpg]]
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51Ikki's stubborn and willful Medabot. Thanks to an unique medal, he has a fiercely independent personality and is much stronger than his outdated design would suggest. He and Ikki constantly butt heads, but he really does care for his Medafighter deep down.
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53
54* {{Angrish}}: In the English dub at least, his speech is generally accompanied by the "Ki!Ki!Ki!" noise he makes when excited or under stress.
55* BerserkButton: Do NOT call him defective or a piece of junk.
56* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: Played fairly straight. Metabee is an old, outdated KBT-type Medabot, who Ikki only purchased out of desperation. However, between his rare medal and Ikki's skill as a Medafighter, its not really an issue.
57* FinishingMove: Metabee's Reaction Missiles, replaced halfway through the series by the Medaforce when they become SoLastSeason.
58* GuestFighter: Appears in ''Franchise/{{Digimon}} [=ReArise=]'' as a usable “Digimon” as part of a collaboration event. He gets a FusionDance with Rokusho as a Warp Digivolution.
59* HairTriggerTemper: You bet your britches. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment It all starts when Ikki makes the mistake of calling him a stupid piece of junk, and the rest is history.]]
60* HeadBlast: Metabee has a pair of missile launchers modeled after a beetle's horn on his head.
61* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Pulls one to destroy Babbyblu, though [[DisneyDeath he gets revived]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext by aliens not long after]]]].
62* JiveTurkey: He peppers his speech with early 90s hip-hop slang, as part of his angry black man persona. And it's hilarious.
63* OneLiner: At least in the dub, he is the one who does them the most.
64--> "Kiss your bot goodbye!"
65** This one also serves as a BadassBoast when summoning the Medaforce:
66---> "Dude, I rock."
67* SimpleYetAwesome: Metabee is an old, malfunctioning, outdated model armed with very simplistic weaponry (machine guns and rockets) going up against machines that can do all sorts of things from [[GravityMaster manipulating gravity]] to [[WaveMotionGun firing giant lasers]], but can still kick ass like nobody's business. Admittedly, part of it is probably due to having a unique medal.
68* WaveMotionGun: When he uses the Medaforce.
69[[/folder]]
70
71[[folder:Arika Amazake]]
72!!Arika Amazake
73
74-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/EriSendai (JP), Creator/LisaYamanaka (seasons 1-2), Creator/BrynMcAuley (Spirits) (EN), Anabella Silva (LA), Beatriz Berciano (SP)
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76[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/erika.jpg]]
77 [[caption-width-right:350:Arika's profile art for ''Medarot Damashii'']]
78
79Ikki's tomboyish best friend. She's a highly skilled investigative reporter... in her own mind, at least.
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81
82* AlliterativeName: As long as you [[DubNameChange spell her name with an "a"]]
83* BoyishShortHair: It's much shorter than the girlier Karin's. In fact, it's comparable to [[{{Bishonen}} Koji's]].
84* BrokenPedestal: She becomes disillusioned by the tabloid reporter Seamus [=MacRaker=] after realizing he's willing to lie to make a story.
85* ClingyJealousGirl: She ''hates'' Ikki falling for other girls.
86* DubNameChange: From Arika to Erika in the English translations. Averted in Latin America, when her name remains.
87* GreenEyedMonster: She's jealous of Karin due to her popularity and Ikki's crush on her. To a lesser extent, of Nae as well.
88* IntrepidReporter: Arika is one of the reporters of her school's newspaper, and is always in search of a scoop. She's almost always carrying around some kind of camera and she won't drop a story despite the danger. In fact, a majority of the arcs in 2 Core start with her searching for a scoop and Ikki tagging along.
89* SchoolNewspaperNewshound: She is the only member of the school's Newspaper club.
90* ShipTease: With Ikki and also later on with Team Iceland's leader Belmont.
91* {{Tsundere}}: A [[{{Tomboy}} tomboyish]] dere, as she is sweet and kind, but she is also violent.
92* WhatBeautifulEyes: According to Belmont, they "shine like the Arctic Ocean in summer".
93[[/folder]]
94
95[[folder:Kouji Karakuchi]]
96!!Kouji Karakuchi
97
98-->'''Voiced by''': Reona Yokomaku (JP), Creator/JoanneVannicola (EN), Gonzalo Fumero (LA), Juan D'Ors (SP)
99
100[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koji.jpg]]
101
102Ikki's main rival. A snobby, highly competitive boy from Hanazono Academy/Rosewood Private School.
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104
105* TheAce: He's rich, intelligent, and the second best medafighter in the country. Before he met Ikki, he effortlessly won every single one of his robattles.
106** BadassNormal: He's the only person in Japan's top three that doesn't have a Medabot with a rare medal.
107* AdaptationalJerkass: Notably more standoffish and obsessed with proving himself stronger in the anime, whereas in the game he is fairly polite and a normal friend to Ikki instead of just a rival.
108* AlliterativeName: He gets a bonus, since his last name is alliterative on its own.
109* AlwaysSecondBest: Played with. He feels this way towards Ikki, despite technically being ranked higher, because Ikki was a nobody before he became number three in the country, and his Medabot can use the Medaforce. In a more official sense, he's this to Space Medafighter X: if not for him, Koji would be the best in Japan, and the gap between the two of them is ''vast''. It doesn't help that, unlike himself, Ikki is capable of fighting Space Medafighter X to a standstill.
110* BerserkButton: He absolutely hates it when he thinks the spirit of competition is being disrespected. He loses his cool with cheaters and Medafighters that don't fight to their fullest.
111* ChickMagnet: He has a lot of fangirls at his school. He only has eyes for Karin, though.
112* ChildhoodFriendRomance: He's very protective of Karin, who he grew up with and on whom he has a massive crush. It's all one-sided on his end, unfortunately for him. In the games, he becomes an UnluckyChildhoodFriend if you choose Karin. Kid can't catch a break.
113* DubNameChange: A very odd case happens in the Latin American Spanish dub: While his given name remains the same, his surname got changed to "Taraguchi", very likely because "Karaguchi" sounds a lot like "Cara (de) fuchi" (translated as "sorry face", albeit this is normally a slang used in Mexico, and the dub of the anime was done in Venezuela, oddly enough).
114* FriendlyRivalry: Koji loves to give Ikki a hard time, but makes a point to treat him with respect. The only time he's genuinely hostile to Ikki is when he thinks Ikki isn't taking their rivalry seriously enough.
115* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's arrogant and self-obsessed, but he's not a bad guy. And when he's not being a jerk, he's actually very respectful and sportsmanlike.
116* PrettyBoy: He is mentioned as being a charming boy. He is also accompanied by BishieSparkle sometimes, though this isn't played very seriously.
117* ShelteredAristocrat: Koji's lived a charmed life, and it shows in his personality and disposition. He's a bit of a snob, but his sense of superiority is tempered by a noble sense of fair play.
118* SpiritedCompetitor: He does like to win, but he's usually cool as long as he's satisfied with the fight. He also never takes Medaparts from opponents he defeats, because he doesn't have to.
119* TheLancer: He plays this role to Ikki during the TournamentArc. At first they struggle because their personalities and fighting styles clash so significantly, but their synergy becomes a lot better once Koji settles into letting Ikki take the lead.
120* TheRival: He and Ikki start off their rivalry because of Karin, but when Koji starts to respect Ikki as an opponent, it becomes all about Robattling.
121* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Kouji ''hates'' bugs with a passion. They freak him out so much that he's capable of going insane and destroy everything in sight.
122* WorthyOpponent: Ikki wins his respect by being the first person to ever last more than a minute with him in a battle. When he's not ribbing Ikki, he makes a point to let him know that.
123* WorfHadTheFlu: Koji wins his offical robattle against Ikki because Ikki and Metabee were fighting at the time. Naturally, Koji is ''pissed'', because he wanted to beat Ikki in a fair fight. He's much happier with the rematch, even though he loses and it doesn't count for the official rankings.
124[[/folder]]
125
126[[folder:Hikaru Agata]]
127!!Hikaru/Henry Agata AKA Kaitou Retort/Phantom Renegade AKA Uchuu Medarotter X/Space-Medafighter X
128
129-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RyoNaitou (JP), Creator/JamieWatson (EN), Creator/EzequielSerrano & Jhonny Torres (LA), Miguel Ángel Godó (SP)
130
131[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/henry_penfry.png]]
132
133A convenience store clerk. Also a phantom thief. Also the top Medafighter in Japan. His true identities are a secret from everyone except the viewer.
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135[[spoiler: He's also the former Medabot World Champion, whose Medabot was responsible for the Medabot revolt known as the Ten Days of Darkness. His two alter-egos are both the result of this event, the Phantom Renegade steals Rare Medals so that history won't repeat itself, and Space Medafighter X allows him to robattle without revealing his identity. Like Ikki, he also used a KBT-Type named Metabee]].
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137
138* AntiHero: Kaitou Retort/Phantom Renegade. Despite being a thief, he has his own motives to rob medals, and he has done some heroic things in the process, such as rescuing Rokusho from the Roborobo/Rubberrobo Gang, and helping out Ikki and his friends in the Final Battle.
139* BerserkButton: Do not make fun of Space Medafighter X's techniques and abilities.
140* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: [[MultilayerFacade Space Medafighter X]] is not only the [[WorldsStrongestMan best Medafighter in Japan]] but he can also [[spoiler: perform the [[FlashStep Shadow Sword]]]] ''himself'', [[spoiler: takes out God-Emperor/Mega-Emperor's Medal ''with his own hands'' and personally helps fight the BigBad's MechaMooks in the Finale alongside the other Medabots using personalized shuriken.]]
141* CoolMask: Phantom Renegade and by extension, Space Medafighter X (since both identities wear the same mask only in different colors.)
142* CutHimselfShaving: In the dub, he used this excuse to justify an injury he got as the Phantom Renegade. It worked despite the injury being on his forehead, likely because most characters believe him to be a moron. One character suggested he start waxing his eyebrows rather than trying to shave them.
143* DarkIsNotEvil: Don't let his dark attire fool you, Phantom Renegade is actually on the good side. It also helps that [[spoiler: his real name, Hikaru, means [[LightIsGood Light]]]].
144* DramaticUnmask: Space Medafighter X loses his mask during the final arc of the first season. [[spoiler:Subverted, though, as [[MultilayerFacade his Phantom Renegade mask is directly underneath it]], and this one stays in place. The drama is also a bit symbolic, given that the masks are very similar to each other]].
145* DubNameChange: From Hikaru to "Henry" in the English dub (at least initially, see below). Also the names of his other identities have been either altered (Kaitou Retort to "Phantom Renegade") or simply translated/adapted (Uchuu Medarotter X to "Space Medafighter X").
146* EvilLaugh: The Phantom Renegade has an excellent one, his calling card.
147* ExpressiveMask: Phantom Renegade and, to an unexplained lesser extent, Space Medafighter X.
148* HeroOfAnotherStory: There are several hints through the series that suggest that Hikaru/Henry was this [[spoiler: before the "Ten Days of Darkness" happened]]. Which makes sense as he was the main protagonist of the first game and serves the same role in subsequent games.
149%%* IdiotHair
150* IntergenerationalFriendship:
151** With Ikki, since he is younger by him by almost a decade. That is because he reminds him of himself in his childhood, and not so long after that, he starts acting as a BigBrotherMentor to him.
152** In the games (and possibly the anime had it continued), their close relationship continues to the point that, not only does an older Ikki take over Henry/Hikaru's job, but [[spoiler: he also learns his secret and becomes his successor as the second Phantom Renegade!]]
153* KidHeroAllGrownUp: [[spoiler:With a very tragic twist.]]
154* LargeHam: Phantom Renegade and Space-Medafighter X.
155* LateArrivalSpoiler: Yes, Henry/Hikaru is the Phantom Renegade, and yes, he's also Space Medafighter X. It has a massive plot significance, but they don't even try to hide it from the viewers.
156* LegacyCharacter: In the games, his alter-ego Phantom Renegade becomes this as [[spoiler:Ikki takes over the mantle.]]
157* ObfuscatingStupidity: He often uses this when he is performing his BigBrotherMentor role with Ikki and his friends.
158* OneOfTheKids: Despite being in his late-teens, he is seen spending most of his time with Ikki and his friends at the Hopmart, and acts a bit like someone of their age. [[spoiler:Given his backstory, it's hard to blame him.]]
159* PaperThinDisguise: Both his Phantom Renegade and Space-Medafighter X masks only cover his face while leaving his recognizable IdiotHair visible, and even while playing up their respective personas, Hikaru/Henry's real personality slips through on occasion. This is exaggerated to the point of parody with his X disguise though, as the mask X wears is literally just a gold-plated version of his normal Renegade mask, yet ''no one'' ever suspects that they might be the same person until X's {{Dramatic Unmask}}ing.
160* PhantomThief: Phantom ''Renegade''. His Japanese name is, technically, ''Kaitou Retort'', "Phantom Thief/Bandit" Retort.
161* PrecursorHeroes: [[spoiler:He's effectively this to Ikki.]]
162* PunnyName: Phantom Renegade's original name, Kaitou Retort. Kaitou (怪盗) is the Japanese word for a PhantomThief. On the other hand, [[AlternateCharacterReading Kaitou]] (回答) is also a Japanese word meaning reply, answer, or ''retort''.
163* ScarfOfAsskicking: Space Medafighter X wears one as part of his outfit, as a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/KamenRider''.
164* SecretIdentityVocalShift: Henry/Hikaru does this when he's either The Phantom Renegade or Space Medafighter X. To elaborate, as the Phantom Renegade, Henry uses a rough and gruff sounding voice, while as Space Medafighter X, he uses a more heroic voice.
165[[/folder]]
166
167[[folder:Karin Junmai]]
168!!Karin Junmai
169
170-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MaayaSakamoto (JP), Ashley Taylor (EN), Rocío Mallo & Creator/RebecaAponte (LA), Cristina Yuste (SP)
171
172[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karinn.jpg]]
173
174An extremely kindhearted girl who attends Rosewood Academy with her childhood friend Koji. Koji and Ikki constantly vie for her affection.
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176
177* BadassOnPaper: She's considered a Legendary Metafighter in her home town. Technically, she is undefeated, but only because she's so sweet that no one is willing to go all against her. Plus her legions of fans would stomp anyone who gets too rough with her.
178* CloudCuckoolander: Karin can be apparently completely disconnected from all the shenanigans around her and yet have moments where she's ''vastly'' more competent than the sum of her fellows. Also, if you ever need to pull off a heist, she's your girl.
179* CrazyPrepared: Karin can be a nice little adorable girl, but she's always ready if you need to climb a wall, cross a bridge taken by a bully or even blow up a security door.
180* TheDitz: She gives off the impression that she's kind of dull, but she's just a little absent-minded and oblivious to the world around her.
181* DudeMagnet: It's not only Ikki and Kouji who have a crush on her; all the boys at her school like her because of her kindness and her cuteness. In the original game they even sell pictures of her!
182* ExtremeDoormat: When she first meets Ikki, he thinks she's being bullied by her classmates for being poor. She's actually just extremely good-natured, and her classmates like to take advantage of her.
183* GirlishPigtails: Her signature hairstyle, but [[CrazyPrepared don't let it fool you]].
184* MistakenForServant: When Ikki first saw Karin cleaning at her school and mentioning about going to clean a toilet (the latter being a dub-only thing) and recalling how earlier she tried to pick up a 1 yen coin from the bottom of the lake he assumed she was poor and needed to do menial work to pay for tuition. Turns out, [[spoiler: she actually likes doing the chores]].
185* NiceGirl: She is a kind, sweet and polite girl.
186* TheNicknamer: Subtle, but aside of calling her Medabot "Nurse-chan" on occasion, she also calls Smilodonad "Nad-chan" in one episode and Rintarou "Rin-chan" in another.
187* ObliviousToLove: Karin is oblivious to both Ikki and Kouji's feelings for her.
188* TheOjou: Karin is a rich girl who is probably one of the sweetest you will ever know. She's rich and kind enough to have a pedestrian bridge built in the middle of the day on a whim.
189* RelatedInTheAdaptation: She's Professor Aki's niece in the anime, taking the place of his granddaughter Nae.
190* SpoiledSweet: She may be rich, but she is also very nice and humble with other kids and people. One of many reasons her classmates ''love'' her. Ikki is initially tricked into thinking she's poor because of how many chores she does out of the kindness of her heart.
191[[/folder]]
192
193[[folder:Rintarou Namishima]]
194!!Rintarou Namishima
195
196-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ChiekoHiguchi (JP), Creator/JacquelinePillon (EN), Edilú Martínez (LA), Creator/BlancaRada (SP)
197
198[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rintarou_6.jpg]]
199
200A hyperactive kid who idolizes Space Medafighter X. He uses a KBT-Type like Ikki does.
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202
203* AnimeHair: His NonStandardCharacterDesign[='=]s signature, since he is a CanonImmigrant to the anime.
204* CanonImmigrant: Rintarou is actually the protagonist of his own manga series, ''Medarotter Rintarou'', which was published around the same time as the anime was on air.
205* IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery: DoubleSubverted. Rintarou causes a lot of trouble when he first shows up, and it all gets blamed on Ikki because they use the same type of Medabot. When Ikki shows up, he assumes that Rintarou is using a KBT type because he's a fan, but he's just a troublemaker who just happens to use a newer KBT-type. Then it turns out that he's ''actually'' a fan of Hikaru Agata, who used a KBT-type back in the day. If anything, Hikaru is even more annoyed by Rintarou than Ikki was.
206* {{Keet}}: Rintarou is a one-man ''stampede'' -- he is small, can be cute, colorful, and he is also extremely hyperactive.
207* LoonyFan: He keeps insisting that he's Space Medafighter X's apprentice any time he shows up. It bugs the crap out of Space Medafighter X, partially because Rintarou has nothing good to say about X's alter ego.
208* OlderThanTheyLook: He's slightly older than Ikki and Koji. You'd be forgiven for thinking he's five years old.
209* VerbalTic: In the original Japanese dub he ends his sentences with "-da ze!" or, on rare occasions, with "-ze!".
210[[/folder]]
211
212!! The Screws Gang
213
214[[folder:In general]]
215
216* FriendlyEnemy: Past the first two episodes of the original anime, The Screws don't do much to antagonize Ikki and friends and their deeds (sneaking at a private party, challenging Ikki and Arika to a pitched snowball battle and hoarding the school food's supply) are mischevious at best. Ikki feels comfortable letting them hang around and help them when they need it. By the final quarter of the series, they're straight-up friends.
217* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: They're stand-ins for the "Bad Kids" trio of the original ''Medarots''. Both are a GoldfishPoopGang made up of a female leader and her two male henchmen, and The Screws use the successor models of the Bad Kid's Medabots.
218* TerribleTrio: A comedic villainous trio made of an assertive female boss and her two henchmen.
219[[/folder]]
220
221
222[[folder:Kikuhime]]
223!!Kikuhime/Samantha
224
225-->'''Voiced by''': Masami Suzuki (JP), Susan Laney Dalton (EN), Giannina Jurado (LA), Yolanda Mateos (SP)
226
227[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kikuhime_episode9.png]]
228
229The leader of the Screws Gang. She's hot-headed and aggressive, and a half-decent Medafighter, but rarely poses a threat to Ikki.
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231
232* AbhorrentAdmirer: She is this both to Kouji and Kawanakajima/Nathan.
233* AffectionateNickname: In the original Japanese, her mother calls her "Hime-chan".
234* DidntThinkThisThrough: She has a collective case of this with her gangmates during the first tournament arc, where they equip Peppercat with powerful parts...that are from heavier, larger Medabots. The FragileSpeedster Peppercat is weighed down to the point of immobility and ends up ringed out by her opponent with a single tap.
235* DubNameChange: From Kikuhime to "Samantha".
236* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Expresses this as the series goes on. She was mostly motivated out of ego and helps people mostly because of a faint hope that she gets recognition/fame from her actions, but she had shown unambiguous moments of being unselfish:
237** She kicked Spike out of the Screws gang more than once. On the second time, she secretly went under the disguise of the motivational Chick's Salesman to push Spike to mend his relationship with Cyandog, even though she doesn't really benefit from it.
238** After coming close to the goal of helping Ikki to rescue Metabee, she initially backed out when it is apparent going beyond that was the hardest part. It takes her Medabot Peppercat's encouragement to Metabee to push her back to go the distance to help Ikki.
239** Also not to forget her and the Screws' sudden appearance to help Ikki in his ro-battle with the top-ranked Space Medafighter X when she could just as easily satisfy her own ego by rooting for the other higher ranked Medafighters.
240* MeanBoss: She does care for her friends, but she is quick to kick them out of the Screws if she finds their Robattle record isn't impressive enough, and she often gets physically abusive. Most of her violent outbursts are [[{{Bowdlerise}} edited out]] of the English dub and derived adaptations.
241* OneOfTheBoys: She spends her time with boys, mostly with the other members of the Screws... which brings her problems when she gets into normal girly things (like [[PuppyLove falling in love]]) since she isn't used to dealing with them.
242* ShipTease: After Ginkai performs his HeelFaceTurn in ''Spirits'', she's shown to have feelings for him. She blushes profusely in his presence, hesitates to enter his home because she thinks it'll start rumours, and goes to him for training Peppercat (rather than Ikki and Metabee who have plenty of experience fighting her) with the implication she choose so to spend time with him.
243* StarterVillain: She's pretty intimidating when Ikki doesn't have a Medabot. Afterwards, she's pretty much a joke.
244* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Practices ballet, of all things. She also was considering entering a "Miss Medafighter" beauty contest in one episode.
245* TomboyishName: Applied in both English and Japanese versions, as Samantha (which can be shortened into the more masculine "Sam") and Kikuhime ("hime" meaning ''princess'').
246* TomboyishPonytail
247* {{Tsundere}}: She has a heavy ''tsuntsun'' mood, who rarely shows her ''dere'' side.
248* VocalDissonance: In the English dub she sounds more like a chain-smoking, middle-aged woman than an elementary school student.
249[[/folder]]
250
251[[folder:Iwanoi]]
252!!Iwanoi/Spyke
253
254-->'''Voiced by''': Shigenori Yamazaki (JP), Creator/RobertTinkler (EN), José Méndez (LA), Miguel Ángel Garzón (SP)
255
256[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iwanoi.png]]
257
258The Screws' second-in-command. A wimp and a crybaby, he's completely dependent on his friends.
259----
260
261* AdaptationalWimp: Iwanoi[=/=]Spyke in the games is actually a competent Medafighter and the Screws' TechnoWizard. Compare that to his ButtMonkey status in the anime.
262* AesopAmnesia: He takes Ikki's advice about using close-range combat exactly once. He seems to just prefer using a shooter-type.
263* ButtMonkey: Iwanoi is the butt of all jokes, mostly since he isn't a good (he was ranked in the last places of the National Ranking) nor a smart medafighter.
264* DubNameChange: From Iwanoi to "Spyke".
265* FriendlyEnemy: He is probably the only one of the Screws who is more friendly with Ikki and Arika, on occasion. This apparently rubbed off onto his leader Samantha over time, who helped Ikki rescue Metabee.
266* IdiotBall: Takes hold of it and never lets it go. He gets told bluntly that his troubles could be fixed by either changing Cyandog's medal or putting the medal in a close combat type body. He doesn't want to change the medal because that's basically his friend's brain. Fair enough... but when he goes and buys a new body, instead of buying the right type which would instantly improve his battle prowess to not pathetic levels, he buys 'another' shooting type with the exact same problem.
267* NiceGuy: He's very friendly compared to his friends, and he devotedly pampers his Medabot. If only he wasn't so pathetic.
268* StrawLoser: He exists just so the Screws look ''slightly'' more intimidating by comparison.
269* TechnoWizard: His game incarnation.
270* ThrowTheDogABone: In "Future's Past", it's his turn to step in for Space Medafighter X in the tournament, and it's immediately clear that the rest of Team Japan is worried about how he'll negatively affect them, especially after Patra (the leader of Team Egypt, who they'll be facing next) points out that Team Japan has a specific weak link that everyone assumes is him. However, during the fight, Patra reveals that it's ''Koji'' (who had been extremely hard on Spyke during training and careless about Krosserdog's well-being during the battle out of worry that they would screw things up) who was the weak link (due to him relying on the same, easy-to-counter strategies in battle, whereas Space Medafighter X switches Medabots every fight for variety and Ikki has the power of the Medaforce for Metabee to utilize). [[DespairEventHorizon Realizing this breaks Koji's spirit]], and he is unable to tell Sumilidon to get out of the way when Team Egypt comes in for the finishing blow. It ends up being Krosserdog who saves Sumilidon at the last second, taking the hit and [[TakingYouWithMe bringing down the two T-Mummies with it,]] allowing Metabee to finish off Cleobattler. It's enough to [[SoProudOfYou evoke a great swell of pride from the other Screws.]]
271-->'''Samantha''': ''(nodding with her arms folded)'' I never doubted you for a second, Spyke.
272-->'''Sloan''': ''(tears streaming down his face)'' I love happy endings.
273* WeakButSkilled: Despite his wimpy demeanor and terrible track record, he's notably clever with making up for his medabots weaknesses by mixing and matching different Medaparts.
274* WillfullyWeak: He could easily improve his fortunes by either replacing his medal or Medabot body, but he prefers using what he's got.
275[[/folder]]
276
277[[folder:Kagamiyama]]
278!!Kagamiyama/Sloan
279
280-->'''Voiced by''': Yoshiko Iseki (JP), Creator/DarrenFrost (EN), Elena Díaz Toledo (LA), Ricardo Escobar (SP)
281
282[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kagamiyama.png]]
283 [[caption-width-right:350:Huh?]]
284
285The last member of the Screws. He doesn't say much, but has quite a bit of presence.
286----
287
288* TheBigGuy: Of the Screws. In the games, he can carry rocks to block your path like it's nothing.
289* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He looks and acts like a dullard, but he's actually a very dangerous opponent.
290* DubNameChange: From Kagamiyama to "Sloan".
291* EyesAlwaysShut
292* FlatCharacter: He's got little personality, other than his devotion to Samantha. This is actually a carry-over from the games, where his only personality trait was his obsession with laundry.
293* TheStoic: He is rarely seen with any other expression that isn't his default. He's not the most talkative of the Screws either.
294* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: He's a decent Medafighter, but he doesn't have much confidence in his abilities. Once Samantha gives him a pep-talk, he annihilates the Mexican national team.
295[[/folder]]
296
297[[folder:Baron Von Banish]]
298!!Baron Von Banish
299
300The man behind the Screws. He seems a little too intense to be leading a primary school gang, but it's all a facade.
301----
302
303* AntiClimaxBoss: Invoked with him and his Medabot, Bankaran/Banisher, who through the episode they appear are made up to be fearsome opponents. The actual robattle ends as soon as Metabee shoots Banisher. Once. (His special ability is having a Strong Appearance). In the games, Banisher could only deal damage by counterattacking, and since Metabee headshot it (and Metabee is deceptively strong), he presumably dealt enough damage to knock him out. (Either that or the robot is just too weak to fight, and Baron instead tries to scare opponents into submission.)
304* PaperTiger: Much like his Medabot, he's a huge wimp with an intimidating appearance.
305[[/folder]]
306
307!!Medabots
308[[folder:Brass]]
309!!Brass
310
311[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brass_medabots.jpg]]
312
313Arika/[[DubNameChange Erika]]'s Medarot partner. A friendly Sailor-Multi type who helps her Master with her journalist adventures.
314----
315* ActionGirl: A female medabot that, while not among the most powerful, is still capable to kick ass when needed.
316* AffectionateNickname: "Brass", given by her medafighter, Arika. The actual name of the model Brass belongs to is Sailor-Multi.
317* AwesomenessByAnalysis: She doesn't have much firepower, but her scanner makes her shots a lot more effective.
318* CuteBruiser: Among female Medabots, she is specially designed to look cute due to her schoolgirl motif.
319* JackOfAllStats: Though she lacks Metabee's rocket launchers, she is just as tough and agile, and possibly even more precise.
320* SailorFuku: It's built into her design.
321* ShipTease: With Metabee.
322[[/folder]]
323
324[[folder:Rokusho]]
325!!Rokusho
326
327[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rokusho.jpg]]
328
329A roaming Head Scissors-type Medabot without a Medafighter. Quiet and solitary, Rokusho avoids fighting just for the sake of it. He searches for clues to his lost memories.
330----
331
332* AllEncompassingMantle: His garment of choice, meant to make him look like a Ronin. Notable, since Medabots don't tend to wear clothes at all.
333* AloofAlly: He roams around pursuing his own agenda, and won't even give up his name when he first meets Ikki and Metabee. He warms up to them eventually, but still only helps them out if he happens to be passing through.
334* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Rokusho has a sword on his right arm.
335* ButNowIMustGo: He leaves towards the end of Season 1 to search for Dr. Hushi. It causes some inconsistencies with the dub episode order, since he shows up in some episodes after he's left and before he returns.
336* DarkAndTroubledPast: Long ago, Rokusho once had a happy life with his creator, Professor Hushi and Baton, the Robot Parrot. Unfortunately, one day, his home was suddenly caught on fire. [[spoiler: Which was revealed to have been caused by Dr. Hebereke/Meta-Evil.]] Because of this, Rokusho was left without a home, and was forced to wander the Earth. He got better, though.
337* DoAndroidsDream: Rokusho is a special Medabot, with dreams, complex emotions, and amnesia.
338* DramaticHighPerching: Likes to do this. Pictured above.
339* {{Foil}}: To Metabee. Both are independent beetle-types with rare medals, but have polar opposite personalities and fighting styles.
340* GuestFighter: In DigimonReArise aongside Metabee.
341* MartialPacifist: Unlike most Medabots, he doesn't like to fight unless he has a really good reason. When he does have a reason, he's quite a challenging opponent.
342* MisplacedRetribution: Almost killed Dr. Aki when he wrongly learned that he was responsible for the house fire.
343* TheStoic: He is mostly seen as such, but with a mentor-like twist. [[spoiler:However, when his friend Baton falsely says that Dr. Aki killed his old master (and when Rokusho later learns Baton was reprogrammed to falsely accuse Aki)... he becomes the NotSoStoic.]]
344* SuperPrototype: He's one of the first -- if not ''the'' first -- Medabots ever made, and is one of the strongest and most advanced. He even comes with a rare medal.
345* WithholdingTheirName: During Rokusho's first appearances, whenever one of the characters wanted to know his name, Rokusho would respond that "his name is of no importance".
346[[/folder]]
347
348[[folder:Smilodonad]]
349!!Smilodonad/Sumilidon
350
351[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/smilodonad.png]]
352
353Kouji's Medabot partner. A powerful Tiger type that specializes in close range combat.
354----
355
356* AttackReflector: His Disrupter, which not only nullifies long-range weapons, but can send Metabee's seeker missiles back to the sender.
357* BadassNormal: Manages to be about on par with Metabee despite not having a rare medal.
358** EmpoweredBadassNormal: He gains the ability to use the Medaforce in Season 2, despite not having a rare medal.
359* CloseRangeCombatant: He uses a sword and a punch, with no long-range weapons.
360* FlatCharacter: He doesn't really have much of a personality.
361* {{Foil}}: To Metabee. While Metabee is a fiercely independent shooter-type with a rare medal, Sumilidon is a relatively normal grappler-type who is dutifully obedient to Koji.
362* LightningBruiser: Extremely fast and agile, but also a heavyweight when it comes to raw power.
363* PantheraAwesome: A Sabertooth Tiger type.
364[[/folder]]
365
366[[folder:Saintnurse]]
367!!Saintnurse/Neutranurse
368
369[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saintnurse.png]]
370
371Karin's Medabot partner. She's a Medabot who specializes in healing and protecting herself or other Medabots from harm.
372----
373
374* ActualPacifist: Has no offensive medaparts, and her personality is completely unsuited for fighting. She's entirely built for defense and healing.
375* AffectionateNickname: In the original Japanese, Karin sometimes refers to her as "Nurse-chan".
376* BarrierWarrior: The only thing she can do besides heal is use an invincible barrier. It's strong enough to take several hits from the Giant Emperor/Giganko.
377* DubNameChange: From Saintnurse to "Neutranurse"
378* HealingFactor: Theoretically, she can use her healing ability on herself. For some reason, she never really does.
379* HealingHands: She can heal just about any level of damage to a Medabot short of complete destruction. In the anime, she apparently can even heal/calm humans!
380* TheMedic: A Medabot built solely to heal the wounds of her partners in battle.
381[[/folder]]
382
383[[folder:Peppercat]]
384!!Peppercat
385-->'''Voiced by''': Mika Ishibashi (JP), Julie Lemieux (EN)
386[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peppercat_episode9.png]]
387
388Kikuhime/Samantha's Medabot Partner. An agile Cat type with electricity-based attacks.
389----
390
391* CatGirl: Peppercat's Medabot model armor and personality is based on a female cat.
392* TheChewToy: In the early portions of ''Spirits'', she oftens suffers humiliating and comedic pratfalls due to Samatha's attempts to upgrade her.
393* FragileSpeedster: Of the Screws' Medabots, she's by far the fastest, and her attack power is somewhere between Cyandog and Totalizer. However, Ikki points out that the only reason she's so fast is because Samantha deliberately removed parts of her armor, making her much faster but unable to take hits. As a result, while she can deal it out very well, she can't take more than a few decent hits before her medal ejects.
394* ShockAndAwe: Her source of power is electricity, and she often takes advantage of the situation as she needs it.
395* MyMasterRightOrWrong: In the episode "For Love Or Robattle", she admits she doesn't think the plan to throw the Robattle is that great of an idea, but that she'll do it anyway because she loves Samantha and trusts her judgment.
396* TookALevelInBadass: After being a joke for much of ''Spirits'', Samantha has her train with Arc-Dash to become stronger at fighting Kilobots and it pays off. She manages to take on Exor and Unitrix at the same time and win, demonstrating great agility and cleverness in the process.
397[[/folder]]
398
399[[folder:Cyandog]]
400!!Cyandog (later Bluesdog/Krosserdog)
401
402[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cyandog_episode9.png]]
403 [[caption-width-right:350:Cyandog]]
404
405Iwanoi/Spyke's Medabot partner. A Dog type that is supposed to specialize in long range combat, but is hampered by technical difficulties.
406----
407
408* AmusinglyAwfulAim: Cyandog's body is designed for ranged combat, [[SquareRaceRoundClass but has an A.I. derived from a Monkey medal that was intended to use wrestling attacks]]. This makes it extremely difficult for him to shoot anything when Robattling.
409* AnimalJingoism: His dog-type body is incompatible with his monkey-type medal, referencing an old Japanese idiom about "fighting like dogs and monkeys."
410* ButtMonkey: Just Like his Medafighter Spike, Cyandog has the same level of bad luck. Which is justified because Cyandog is powered by a monkey medal.
411* TheDeterminator: He's so sick of always losing every robattle that he's able to force himself to stay functional even after all his parts ceased to function. It didn't stop him from losing but it suitably impressed everybody watching.
412* LongRangeFighter: Cyandog's speciality is this but since he has a monkey medal inserted, he cannot take advantage of it because monkey medals specialize in hand to hand combat. As Krosserdog, however, his more accurate Medaparts are able to somewhat mitigate the incompatible medal.
413* MidSeasonUpgrade: He gets and upgrade to the superior Krosserdog model partway through Season 2.
414* SquareRaceRoundClass: Part of the reason he struggles to hit anything when Robattling is that his body is a dog-type Medabot fitted with guns and designed for long-ranged fighting, while his personality is derived from a monkey-type medal that is supposed to excel at wrestling and melee combat.
415* UnskilledButStrong: He's actually a decent Medabot, one of the more advanced models in the series. But his Medafighter is not all that great, and his body and medal are incompatible.
416[[/folder]]
417
418[[folder:Kiethturtle]]
419!!Kiethturtle/Totalizer
420
421[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tots.png]]
422
423Kagamiyama/Sloan's Medabot partner. A heavily armored Tortoise type with a powerful laser attack.
424----
425
426* DubNameChange: With a sort of a strained attempt at a PunnyName.
427* InconsistentSpelling: Is it Kiethturtle or Keithturtle?
428* MightyGlacier: He's ''extremely'' slow, but his attack power is monstrous. Figures, considering it's a tortoise.
429* WaveMotionGun: Its laser cannon doesn't hit very often, but when it does, it's pretty much a OneHitKill.
430[[/folder]]
431
432[[folder:Arc-Beetle]]
433!!Arc-Beetle
434
435[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arcbeetle.png]]
436
437The Medabot used by Space Medafighter X. He's a highly modified KBT-Type, much stronger than the commercial variety. [[spoiler: He's also the new body of the original Metabee used in the World Championship 12 years ago, who stared the Ten Days of Darkness. His medal was damaged, and so he has no memory of the event.]]
438----
439
440* AceCustom: In the anime, Arc-Beetle is one of the strongest Medabots in the world and has never lost a single Robattle. It should be noted that Arc-Beetle is powered by a rare medal and his Medafighter is [[TheAce Space-Medafighter X/Phantom Renegade]] [[spoiler: aka Hikaru/Henry Agata]].
441* ArmCannon: One on each arm.
442* CanonImmigrant: Not the character himself, but the medabot Arc-Beetle, which originally appeared in the ''Medarot R'' manga as a upgrade for Kantaroth. It's later included in the subsequent games.
443* ChargedAttack: His head part, the Prominence. It takes a couple of seconds to charge, but is absolutely devastating when it hits.
444* HeadBlast: Arcbeetle has a head-mounted cannon [[NamedWeapons called]] Prominence.
445* IdentityAmnesia: Arc-Beetle is actually [[spoiler:Henry's old Metabee, whose medal was destroyed to stop the "Ten Days of Darkness"]]. While the medal was repaired, his memories and old identity never came back.
446* MinorMajorCharacter: Aside from being [[spoiler:the Medabot who caused the "Ten Days of Darkness"]], he is Space-Medafighter X/Phantom Renegade's Medabot, which should get him at least as much spotlight as his partner. However, he barely fights any battles, is not even clearly seen until much after being introduced, and has no real personality or lines (the last point, admittedly, because [[spoiler:his old identity was erased]]).
447* NamedWeapons: His right and left {{Arm Cannon}}s are called Ignition and Explode respectively. The cannon on his head is called Prominence.
448* OneHitKill: Prominence is almost a finishing move if it hits.
449* PlayingWithFire: Its Medaparts all shoot fireballs, even its feet. The odd one out is the head part.
450* ThePowerOfTheSun: His Prominence is a solar-powered WaveMotionGun.
451* TheQuietOne: Has literally one line in the entire series.
452* SuperiorSuccessor: A massively superior version of the KBT-series.
453[[/folder]]
454
455[[folder:Warbonnet]]
456!!Warbandit
457
458[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/warbonnet.png]]
459
460Victor's Medabot. A Lion type shooter medabot who is undefeated in battle.
461----
462
463* TheAtoner: He has a massive guilt complex because he turned on Victor and destroyed his village during the Ten Days of Darkness. [[spoiler: He finally makes it up to Victor by sacrificing himself to save his life.]]
464* DubNameChange: To Warbandit.
465* ExtremeDoormat: He takes all of Victor's abuse without comment because he feels like he deserves it and is desperate for Victor to trust him again.
466* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Destroys his body to save Victor from one of Meta-Evil's [[RobotMe attack medabots]], though his medal survives the explosion]].
467* LightningBruiser: He has slightly more power than Sumilidon at the expense of slightly less speed. They're both so fast that it's hard to tell the difference.
468* LongRangeFighter: He's Sumilidon's counterpart in the same way Metabee is Rokusho's: they are both modeled after big cats, but while Sumilidon is a hand-to-hand combatant, Warbandit is a shooter.
469* PantheraAwesome: A Lion type medabot.
470* TheStoic: Shows little to no emotion just like his Medafighter. But just like Victor, its a facade to cope with their shared DarkAndTroubledPast.
471[[/folder]]
472
473[[folder:Kantaroth]]
474!!Kantaroth
475
476Rintarou's Medabot partner. He's a KBT type like Metabee, which causes a case of mistaken identity
477----
478
479* CanonImmigrant: He and Rintarou come from the ''Medarotter Rintarou'' manga, which was published around the same time as the anime was on air.
480* OddballDoppelganger: He's a newer model in Metabee's series with a more angular design and a more subdued version of Metabee's personality.
481* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it Kantaros or Kantaroth?
482[[/folder]]
483
484[[folder:Arcbeetle-Dash]]
485!!Arcbeetle "Arc-Dash" Dash
486-->'''Voiced by''': Naomi Matamura (JP), Creator/DanPetronijevic (EN)
487[[quoteright:893:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arcdash.JPG]]
488
489A new version of the Arcbeetle frame capable of [[TransformingMecha medachanging]]. Ginkai wins it at a tournament held by the Medabots Corporation and put in the medal of his old friend, previously used in a Bayonet.
490
491----
492* BoisterousBruiser: He loves to brag and taunt his opponents, and has the skills to back it up.
493* CombiningMecha: He can combine with Tyrelbeetle to assume a powerful spaceship-like form.
494* TeacherStudentRomance: After being asked to train Peppercat in fighting Kilobots, he develops feelings for her.
495* VitriolicBestBuds: As Bayonet, he had such a 'tude that Ginkai couldn't take it anymore and gave away his parts and buried his medal. In the present their relationship is more cordial, but in turn Arc-Dash develops a similar dynamic with Metabee.
496
497[[/folder]]
498!!Roborobo Gang/Rubber-Robo Gang
499[[folder:In general]]
500
501* EdibleThemeNaming: They're all named after food, mostly seafood.
502* {{Expy}}: Of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket]], starting as a GoldfishPoopGang who are always using {{Mons}} for crime only to be foiled time and time again by the main characters, but are later revealed to be a major crime syndicate with a sinister leader who at first only appears as a silhouette on a screen.
503* GoldfishPoopGang: The initial team of Sakekasu, Sarami, Surume, and Shiokara are hilariously incompetent in anything they do.
504* LetsGetDangerous: That said, once they toss off their disguises and fight with their real identities and Medabots, they can prove themselves to be respectable Medafighters.
505* PunnyName: All of them have a nickname based off their real names. In addition, Roborobo itself seems to be a pun on robot, dorobo(thief), and rubber.
506* TakeOverTheWorld: Their stated goal from the beginning. [[spoiler: Only it doesn't mean what they think it does.]]
507[[/folder]]
508
509[[folder:Sakekasu]]
510!!Sakekasu/Seaslug
511
512[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakekaasu_roborobogang.png]]
513 [[caption-width-right:350:Nah, he's usually not this cool.]]
514
515The leader of the Roborobo/Rubber-Robo Gang... [[spoiler: Except he is not, as it turns out, the real leader of the Gang is Dr. Hebereke.]]
516----
517
518* ButtMonkey: In comparison to his comrades, Seaslug suffers from this the most. From being tranquilized by a Medabot in space to being turned into a Teddy Bear.
519* EdibleThemeNaming: Sakekasu means sake lees.
520* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: In the dub, he claims his mother fed him dog food.
521* IdiotHair: He sports a cowlick that even comes out from his rubbersuit.
522* JapaneseDelinquents: He used to be a delinquent when he was young. Or so he claims.
523* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[spoiler: In the original Japanese, his real name is revealed to be Sakenosuke Kasukabe, from which his nickname is derived ([=SAKEnosuke KASUkabe=]). The English dub follows this trend since his actual name is revealed to be [=SEAmore SLUGbottoms=]]]
524* TheMole: He infiltrates into the Medabot Corporation using the identity of "Mr. Narazuke" (Mr. Tunahead in the dub) once he is degraded from his leader of the Rubber-Robo gang role.
525* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Ikki getting jumped by Shrimplips knocks him down in the Robattle rankings and out of the top 3. Seaslug deciding to challenge Ikki in his civilian identity technically counted as a ranking battle, and Ikki's victory allowed him to reclaim the number 3 spot.
526[[/folder]]
527
528[[folder:Sarami]]
529!!Sarami/Shrimplips
530* EdibleThemeNaming: Sarami is just the Japanese pronounciation of salami.
531* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[spoiler: In the original Japanese, his real name is revealed to be Mitsuo Sara, from which his nickname is derived ([=SARA MItsuo=]). The English dub follows this trend since his actual name is revealed to be [=SHRIMPy LIPpowitz=]]]
532* WiseBeyondHisYears: Despite being a elementary schooler, he is incredibly smart. Too bad he uses his intelligence for evil, huh?
533* YouAreInCommandNow: Dr. Meta-Evil puts him in charge of the Rubber-Robo Gang after getting tired of Seaslug's many failures.
534[[/folder]]
535
536[[folder:Surume]]
537!!Surume/Gillgirl
538* EdibleThemeNaming: Surume means cuttlefish.
539* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: As it seems to be a rule of the Roborobo Gang for their members to have aliases... [[spoiler: In the original Japanese, her real name is revealed to be Rumi Takasu, from which her nickname is derived ([=TakaSU RUMI=]). The English dub follows this trend since her actual name is revealed to be [=GILda GIRLnikova=]]].
540* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female member of the gang.
541* VerbalTic: In the original Japanese, when she is not using her rubbersuit (as per the usual "robo" verbal tic), aside of changing the tone of her voice, she slips into a verbal tic that consists of adding "-tte kanji" to her sentences.
542[[/folder]]
543
544[[folder:Shiokara]]
545!!Shiokara/Squidguts
546
547* DumbMuscle: Squidguts is big and strong... but not the smartest guy around his peers.
548* TheBrute: Physically, he's the strongest member of the gang. Of course, in a world where toys that are weapons of mass destruction are commonplace, this doesn't count for much.
549* EdibleThemeNaming: Shiokara means salted fish entrails.
550* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: [[spoiler: His real name is Raizou Shioka, while in the dub, it's Guido Guttaluchi.]]
551[[/folder]]
552
553[[folder:Dr. Hebereke]]
554!!Dr. Hebereke/Dr. Meta-Evil
555
556[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drhebereke.png]]
557
558The true mastermind behind the Roborobo Gang. Dr. Hebereke claims to be a descendant of the ancient race of the Medalians. He wants to restore said ancient civilization and make Medarots rule the Earth once again.
559----
560
561* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler:The Meta-Evil that shows up in episode 25 is a robotic duplicate, having placed his mind inside a medal with Michael's help]].
562* AdaptationalSeriousness: Hebereke in the game was a rather goofy villain, concerned more with getting chicks, and only wanting to build an invencible Medabot for the sake of a petty grudge against Dr. Aki. He wasn't even an official member of the Roborobo gang, merely collaborating with them. In the anime, he's the Roborobo Gang's founder and true leader, and he's very much a KnightOfCerebus, having a darker backstory involving his murder of Dr. Fushihara, and has a more sinister plan of exterminating humanity in order to revive the Medalorian civilization.
563* BadBoss: If you fail him, you'll get turned into a [[TransformationTrauma Teddy Bear]].
564* BigBad: Of every season and the series as a whole. Every minor antagonist is working for him directly or indirectly.
565* {{Cyborg}}: Explicitly refers to himself as one, and he can wield Medabot parts for battle. Being part Medabot is part of his motivation.
566* DirtyOldMan: His 2 Core incarnation. His first motivation for his world domination plans is to become a rich playboy and pick up girls, *then* his revenge against Dr.Aki. Searching one particular computer in the Fiyun Fortress will reveal his most recent search query was "Top 10 Music Idols" and "How to pick up girls".
567--> Ikki: (With a disappointed look)"Dr. Armond..."
568* DubNameChange: To Armond as his real name, and Meta-Evil as his villain name.
569* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Fushihara forgives for all his crimes and allows him to start anew in another planet]].
570* TheFaceless: For the majority of the anime, he is seen only from below the neck area before the reveal.
571* HumongousMecha: Two of them: Giga-Emperor, a giant version of God-Emperor who serves as the DiscOneFinalBoss, and Primity Baby, which he pilots directly as the FinalBoss.
572* KnightTemplar: Determined to return Medalorian civilization to its former glory, despite the Medabots not wanting to rule the Earth.
573* MadScientist: He is the mind behind the Roborobo Gang, and he is obsessed with power. He strongly believes that he must return the Earth to the glorious old times where the Medabots [[spoiler: (as an ancient alien race)]] ruled it, no matter how many lives that would take.
574* TheManBehindTheMan: The Rubber Robo gang is ostensibly just a group of medal thieves, but they're actually his henchmen, and their thefts are a part of his master plan.
575** The final episode of the first series strongly implied that [[spoiler: his cat is [[TheManBehindTheMan his own Man Behind The Man]]!]]
576* ManipulativeBastard: He altered Baton's memory so he would say Dr. Aki was the one who initiated the fire that "killed" Dr. Hushi when in reality it was Dr. Hebereke himself who did so. As a result, Rokusho almost killed Dr. Aki in revenge.
577* OmnicidalManiac: He plans to exterminate humanity so Medabots can take back their rightful place as the owners of Earth.
578* RoboticReveal: Claims to be actually a descendant of the ancient Medalorians. [[spoiler: Subverted in that he was actually talking on behalf of Michael, he is actually a normal human being who turned himself into a cyborg]].
579* VillainousBreakdown: He starts losing it when [[spoiler:the medabots of Japan send Metabee their energy]], and completely breaks down when [[spoiler:Hushi shows up]].
580[[/folder]]
581
582[[folder: Michael]]
583Hebereke's pet cat
584----
585
586* {{Expy}}: Of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Giovanni's Persian]].
587* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: He is the real mastermind behind Hebereke's actions, being actually a medal controlling the cat via its helmet. He's a Medalorian who somehow kept his memories and talked Hebereke into reviving the medalorian civilization by exterminating humans.]]
588* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: Once it becomes clear that Medabots don't want to go back to being Medalorians, he surrenders and ejects his medal out of the cat's body, leaving the planet alongside Hebereke.]]
589* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Since he lacks a Medabot body, he never fights directly.]]
590[[/folder]]
591!!Medabot Corporation
592
593[[folder:Dr. Aki]]
594!!Dr. Eugene Aki/Atom Akihabara
595
596[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/draki.png]]
597
598The President of Medabot Corporation.
599----
600
601* BigGood: He's the closest thing the series has, especially given that he's the non-evil counterpart to Dr. Meta-Evil.
602* CoolOldGuy: Or so he thinks of himself, as he is clearly under the impression that he is at least as cool as everyone thinks he is.
603* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Built a giant Metabee just in case Dr. Meta-Evil decided to use a HumongousMecha to destroy humanity. He also had a safety switch implanted in all medabots in case there was a repeat of the Ten Days of Darkness, but never got to use it.]]
604* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In the original version, he's only refered to as Doctor Medarot.
605* {{Expy}}: Of Professor Hiroshi Ochanomizu of Manga/AstroBoy. He's even named Atom in the original dub.
606* IWasQuiteTheLooker: In a flashback from episode 26, you can see a young Dr. Aki observing the Rare Medals with his teacher, Professor Hushi.
607* ObfuscatingStupidity: Deep inside, Dr. Aki knows more than he seems to tell the others.
608* SelfMadeMan: Dr. Aki sold patents of some Medabot models to other companies to have the money to start Medabot Corporation.
609* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He likes pudding, and he invites Ikki and the others (from Henry's own money) to eat them with him.
610[[/folder]]
611
612[[folder:Nae Aki]]
613!!Nae Akihabara
614[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nae_tv_tropes.JPG]]
615
616Dr. Aki's granddaughter.
617----
618* AdaptationalLateAppearance: She's a major character in the first two games, but doesn't appear at all in the first anime. ''Spirits'' introduces her to the anime continuity, though with a somewhat different background.
619* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Pulled more specifically on ''Spirits/Damashii'', Nae serves as Karin, Dr. Aki, ''and'' Henry's replacement. She's Dr. Aki's granddaughter (as opposed to his niece), becomes Ikki's older [[ObliviousToLove Oblivious]] LoveInterest, provides Metabee with [[NextTierPowerUp upgrades]] and plays CoolBigSis. An aversion in the videogames, since Nae Akihabara is introduced to the player as an intern working in the Medarot Corporation in the first game, she then becomes regular in the next games.
620* TeamMom: Her role in ''Spirits''. She gives support to the kid protagonists and ensures they stay on the right side of Robattling.
621* TeenGenius: She was brilliant enough to work at the Medabots Corporation as a high schooler.
622* WrenchWench: Her truck even functions as a portable mechanic shop.
623[[/folder]]
624
625[[folder:Ms. Karasumi]]
626!!Ms. Karasumi/Ms. Caviare
627
628[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mscaviar.jpg]]
629
630A scientist working at Medabot Corporation.
631----
632* BespectacledCutie: Ms. Caviar is an unbelievably sweet and smart bespectacled woman who falls in love with the wrong man.
633* CanonForeigner: She only appears in the anime.
634* EdibleThemeNaming: Just happens to fit the Roborobo seafood theme. [[spoiler:In the final episode, she renames herself Okizuke, after seafood soaked in sake, quite fitting for being Sakesuke's girlfriend.]]
635* TheDitz: Indecisively so. While she is a thoroughly competent worker and turns out to be a decent Medabot user, she's a bit of an airhead, missing some obvious clues that there's something wrong with Mr. Tunahead, and cannot get in her head that loving a terrorist is not a good idea.
636* DatingCatwoman: A flipped aversion. Ms. Karasumi falls in love with "Mr. Narazuke/Tunahead" (Sakekaasu/Seaslug in disguise), at the moment he [[TheMole infiltrates]] the Medabot corporation and eventually, reveals his true intentions. She tries for all the possible ways to get to him (even filling the Space Medafighter X role at the final tournament). At the end, however, her long-lost lover just accepts her [[spoiler:(after the Roborobo Gang parted their own ways, except for him), making her a new member of the gang]].
637* FaceHeelTurn: PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler:At the end of the series, ultimately unable to convince Seaslug to leave the Rubberobo gang, she decides to join in order to be with him. Of course, by this point the gang doesn't exist anymore, so it's all well.]]
638* NiceGirl: She's so kind and caring that she unknowingly love-bombs Seaslug into falling for her.
639* TheWorfEffect: She uses a Belzelga, a Medabot that debuted by tearing apart an army of tanks, in the final rounds of the World Tournament. She's the first to be taken out. Justified, however, because their opponents use an unexpected tactic - they sacrifice one of their own teammembers so the dangerous Belzelga is destroyed.
640[[/folder]]
641
642[[folder:Kirara Akita]]
643!!Kirara Akita
644
645Hikaru's and Nae's childhood friend. Her Medarot partner is Allumi, a Sailormate model. Much like his friend Hikaru, she also takes a secret identity to help Dr. Aki: the Phantom Lady.
646----
647
648* AdaptedOut: She does not play any role in both animes despite being a major character in the games. Her only appearance in the anime continuity is a blink-and-you-miss cameo in the Japanese ending credits for ''Spirits''.
649* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Nae's Betty.
650* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A nice if energetic girl with blond hair.
651[[/folder]]
652
653!!World Robattle Tournament
654
655[[folder:Victor]]
656!!Victor
657
658[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victor_9.jpg]]
659
660The leader of Team Kenya. His Medarot partner (though he doesn't acknowledge him as his friend as to call him "partner"... [[spoiler: at least not at first]]) is Warbandit.
661----
662* BaldOfAuthority: He's bald and the leader of his national team.
663* CanonForeigner: His character was created for the anime.
664* CanonImmigrant: He was added as a playable Medafighter in ''Medarot S'', being the first and only Anime-original character to be so.
665* CavalierCompetitor: He does not take Robattling or the World Tournament seriously at all, and mocks Ikki endlessly for doing so.
666* CombatPragmatist: Victor is not above using his teammates' Medabots as sacrifices to either take out an enemy Medabot or protect Warbandit (not that he cares for Warbandit itself, he just wants the victory).
667* DarkAndTroubledPast: Let's see... His hometown got destroyed by rampaging Medabots during the Ten Days of Darkness, his family most likely got killed (he certainly never saw them again)... Guess what? All those traumatic experiences didn't do any good to his personality.
668* EveryoneHasStandards: He might be a cold and ruthlessly pragmatic Robattler who's is perfectly willing to work with villains for more money, but he's also a broken and traumatized man still in pain over losing everyone and everything he cared about during the Ten Days of Darkness. So, as you could imagine, he's *infuriated* when he realizes that he's being used to trigger another Ten Days of Darkness and promptly turns on his employers.
669* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: He is a cynical medafighter who sees Medabots (his partner Warbandit, included) as mere tools. He is also working for the BigBad seeking ''vengeance'' for the "Ten Days of Darkness", which destroyed his home village and killed all his family, back in Kenya. His attitude only changes until [[spoiler:Warbandit sacrifices himself as a way to protect ''him'';]] only then he shows his true feelings.
670* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He hates Medabots and doesn't enjoy Robattling at all...but he's excellent at it, and doesn't have any other skills to speak of. For him, it's a job and nothing else.
671* PunchClockVillain: He really doesn't like taking other people's medals, but he does it because the rules of the World Tournament allow him to, and his employers are paying him to do it. [[spoiler: When he finds out that his employers are the Rubberobo Gang, and that they plan to use the medals to start another Ten Days of Darkness, he immediately withdraws his allegiance.]]
672* TheStoic: Victor is rarely seen without a frown on his face, or with a less cynical view about what a Medabot is supposed to be for the humans.
673[[/folder]]
674
675[[folder:Joe Swihan]]
676!!Joe Swihan
677
678[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joeswihan.png]]
679
680The leader of Team America who nurses a grudge against Team Japan. His Medabot partner is [[BadassNative Teepee]]/[[DubNameChange Wigwamo]].
681----
682
683* ArchEnemy: He treats Team Japan this way, because he was "betrayed" by the former Japanese champion. He also treats Space Medafighter X this way, because he ''is'' said champion. He gets better, though.
684* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a little arrogant and treats Team Japan like crap, but he's a NiceGuy who refuses to take the medals of opponents he defeats.
685* LoopholeAbuse: He invented technology that allows him to transport his Medabot while in use. It's technically not a foul, because the technology is too new for there to be a rule against it.
686* WeUsedToBeFriends: With the former Japanese champion, but now hates him because he allegedly started the Ten Days of Darkness.
687[[/folder]]
688
689[[folder:Patra Tawalama]]
690!!Patra Tawalama
691
692[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patra_empresspatra.png]]
693 [[caption-width-right:350:Patra and her Medabot]]
694
695The leader of Team Egypt. Her Medarot partner is Empress Patra/[[DubNameChange Cleobattler]].
696----
697
698* BreakThemByTalking: She does this to Koji by convincing him that he's Team Japan's weak link. It's brutally effective, and it takes him two episodes to snap out of it.
699* ConfusionFu: Her Cleobattler is a morph-type that can change its Medaparts to anything else mid-battle.
700* JerkassHasAPoint: She isn't wrong about Koji's using '''only one''' Robattling style, without improvisations.
701* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's incredibly nice to everyone who ''isn't'' team Japan. She also approves Joe’s refusal to take the medals of opponents he defeats.
702* ManipulativeBastard: Patra specializes in psychological combat, using her Medabot's changing parts to throw the opponent off-balance and getting inside her opponents' heads.
703* MirrorMatch: When she fights Ikki one-on-one, she uses Cleobattler's morph ability to try this tactic.
704* WeUsedToBeFriends: With former Japanese champion Hikaru Agata, but now hates him because he allegedly started the Ten Days of Darkness.
705[[/folder]]
706
707[[folder:Belmont]]
708!!Belmont
709
710[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belmont47.png]]
711
712The leader of Team Iceland. His Medarot partner is Marine Killer/[[DubNameChange Orkamar]].
713----
714
715* CanonForeigner: Only appears in the anime.
716* CloudCuckooLander: Well, he is rather eccentric. For example, he likes to look up for hot springs, believes in aliens (he tells Arika that he wants to robattle one... [[spoiler:though to be fair, said belief wasn't so out of this world as the series finale proves]]) and all in all his personality seems to be that of an adorable airhead (kinda like Karin's.)
717* NiceGuy: He is a kind guy, probably the kindest that Arika has met (compared to Ikki, at least).
718* ShipTease: With Arika oh so very much, and they managed to do this on just '''two''' episodes! It is quite obvious that Arika develops a crush on him but Belmont's feelings towards her are quite vague, though he definitely develops a soft spot for her.
719* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it Belmont or Bermot?
720[[/folder]]
721
722!!Other Characters
723
724[[folder:Mr. Referee]]
725!!Mr. Uruchi/Mr. Referee
726
727[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrreferee.png]]
728
729The official Robattle Referee.
730----
731
732* BerserkButton: Just don't break the rules of Robattles.
733* BewareTheNiceOnes: As mentioned above, if you dare to break the rules of the Robattle Association, you'll regret it.
734* CombatReferee: Taken up to {{Determinator}} levels; he ''will'' show up to officiate your Robattle, even if it means riding a giant kite to a battle taking place on top of a burning building.
735* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When he asks Rokusho his name, the answer is "his name is of no importance", which the Referee observes to be a weird name.
736* CoolOldGuy: And ''how''. Despite his age, he manages to be ''wherever'' the main characters are to officiate a robattle. He also can show his mandatory power of respect as an authority figure (a referee in this case) to medafighters who may be doing anything against the rules of the Robattle Association.
737* MadeOfIron: He can apparently take more of a beating than any Medabot.
738* PositionOfLiteralPower: The one time Mr. Referee is attacked, he strikes back with a [[KillSat Medabot ''satellite'']].
739[[/folder]]
740
741[[folder:The Chick Salesman]]
742!!The Chick Salesman
743[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chicksalesman.png]]
744 [[caption-width-right:350:Do you want one of these chicks?]]
745
746* ComicallyMissingThePoint: His last pep-talk to get Ikki to fight the Giant Emperor: "help your loved ones and give them the gift that only you can give." Ikki takes it to mean that he shouldn't give up and runs off, with the salesman confusedly thinking that he had finally made a sale.
747* IntrepidMerchant: He shows up everywhere, even in the Rubberobos' hideout and the site of world-destroying Medabots. It doesn't help him sell, but you have to admire his tenacity.
748* MistakenForProfound: Is he ever. Most of the times, his seemingly-profound advice is actually meant to convince Ikki to buy a chick. Sometimes he does give useful inspirational words on purpose, though.
749* NoNameGiven: Not that he's significant enough to merit a name.
750* SeverelySpecializedStore: He only sells chickens...at least until the end of Season 1, where he's sold all of his stock to The Colonel. Then he sells rabbits. He himself points out that this isn't a great business model, and that pet stores have put him out of business countless times.
751[[/folder]]
752
753[[folder:Professor Fushihara]]
754!!Professor Fushihara/Dr. Hushi
755
756[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drfushihara.png]]
757
758A brilliant scientist who developed the Medal Theory. The creation of all Medabots is based on his work.
759----
760
761* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Dr. Armand/Meta-Evil was once his apprentice until he wanted to use his inventions to take over the world. It's not entirely clear if Armand was corrupted by the potential of Medabots or was a DeceptiveDisciple the whole time, though the former is implied more.
762* DubNameChange: An odd example, since his name isn't Anglicized like the other name changes.
763* HesJustHiding: Rokusho suspects that the fire that destroyed the lab didn't really kill him, and he sets off to find him. [[spoiler: He's right.]]
764* LostTechnology: [[spoiler: Rokusho discovers that he did not invent Medabots, he merely rediscovered the technology from an ancient civilization.]]
765* MentorArchetype: To Dr. Aki and Rokusho, complete with...
766* MentorOccupationalHazard: Killed by [[spoiler: Dr.Meta-Evil]] in an attempt to keep his research from falling into the wrong hands.
767* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: He was hanging out with aliens the whole time after his supposed death.]]
768* OneManIndustrialRevolution: The 22nd Century seems to be almost identical to the early 21st in terms of technology...except for the fruits of Dr. Hushi's work.
769* PosthumousCharacter: He's long dead by the time the series starts, but he plays a significant role in Rokusho's and Dr. Aki's backstories. Not to mention, he's the entire reason that the show has a premise. [[spoiler:He makes an appearance in the finale of the second season]].
770* TheProfessor: His exact title depends on the adaptation, but he fits this archetype the best.
771* ReluctantMadScientist: He was enthusiastic about his work until Dr. Meta-Evil wanted to use it for evil purposes. He tried unsuccessfully to destroy all of his research out of a fear that it would be misused.
772* RiddleForTheAges: [[spoiler:Just how did he escape the house fire that Dr. Meta-Evil caused? And what was his connection with the aliens that apparently rescued him from said fire?]]
773* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: [[spoiler:Does this to Meta-Evil, telling him that the former Medalorian civilization wiped themselves out because they reached the peak of their development too fast]].
774[[/folder]]
775
776[[folder:Chidori Tenryou]]
777!!Chidori Tenryou
778
779Ikki's mom.
780----
781* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Apart from forcing Ikki to wake up in the morning by sleeping next to him, she blabs embarrasing secrets of him to reporters who came to interview him before the tournament.
782[[/folder]]
783
784[[folder:Baton]]
785!!Baton
786
787Professor Fushihara's pet parrot, and long-time friend of Rokusho.
788----
789* FakeMemories: He was implanted with a memory chip intended to make Rokusho believe that Aki had killed Fushihara.
790* RoboticReveal: After his apparent "Death", Mrs. Tenryou picked Baton up and saw that his batteries had run out.
791* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it Burton or Baton?
792[[/folder]]
793
794[[folder:Salty]]
795!!Salty
796
797[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/salty.png]]
798
799Ikki's pet dog.
800* BlackBeadEyes: He is drawn with black dots for his eyes, although he does have white pupils within them.
801* MeaningfulName: His name is Salty, and his fur is as white as salt.
802----
803[[/folder]]
804
805[[folder:Coach Mountain]]
806!! Coach Mountain
807
808Ikki's strict school teacher and gym coach with a dislike for Medabots.
809----
810
811* {{Determinator}}: Not even an indoors snowstorm will prevent him from showing up to school to teach.
812* TheDreaded: Feared by Ikki and The Screws who makes them run laps if he finds them with Medabots.
813* DrillSergeantNasty: Would be more at home at an army base than being a school teacher
814* FriendToAllChildren: Ikki and The Screws aside whenever they get on his bad side, he deeply cares for kids and it's revealed that his shady dealings is actually him trying to get money to build a playground.
815* HypocriticalHumor: Dislikes Medabots but it's revealed he has one of his own.
816%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
817* PhysicalFitnessPunishment: His favorite method (Justified as he is the school gym coach). Fail a test? Run a lap. Running in the hallways? Run a lap. Not paying attention in class? Run a lap. Accidentally cause a mess? You better believe you're running a lap.
818* SadistTeacher: He is introduced as this, with P.E. exercises that would make Navy [=SEALs=] faint. However, he turns out to be more of a ...
819* SternTeacher: Despite how much he works his students to the bone, he does it for their own good and firmly believes in five principles of teaching: 1) A teacher must respect his students' individuality. 2) A student's failures are the teacher's failures. 3) A teacher must make the most out of his time with his students. 4) A teacher must protect his students. 5) A teacher must be a role model for his students.
820[[/folder]]
821
822!!Extreme Tech and associates
823[[folder:The Kilobots]]
824!! In general
825
826A rival robot line to the Medabots, built for maximum firepower at the expense of emotions.
827----
828* AdaptationalVillainy: The Kilobots concept only exist in the ''Spirits'' anime. The Kilobots roster consist of various Medabots from ''Medarot R'', ''3'' and ''4'', none of which (beside Redrun and Gryphon) were portrayed as any more evil or destructive than other Medabots.
829* CripplingOverspecialization: Kilobots are only built for battle and are useless for anything else. Ginkai learns this the hard way when he's stuck inside a speeding truck and can't stop it because his Unitrix's watch doesn't recognize "Stop the truck" as an attack. This also effect them in battle, as their lack of creativty makes them terrible at dealing with the unexpected or plan for environmental factors.
830* DumbMuscle: Due their lack of creative thinking, Kilobots tend to falter if beating an opponent takes more than sheer bludgeoning. One example is Ginkai's Unitrix short-circuiting himself by stepping on an exposed wire... ''after'' Metabee warns him about it.
831* GodzillaThreshold: Their arrival convinces Dr. Aki to take the Arcbeetle Dash and Tyrelbeetle prototypes out of mothball, after he had previously judged them as too dangerous to sell to kids.
832* MachineMonotone: They speak like this, in contrast to the more naturalistic speech of Medabots.
833* MyLittlePanzer: Exaggerated. While Medabots are already dangerous devices (and them [[AIIsACrapshoot going Skynet]] during the Days of Darkness proved it further InUniverse), the Kilobots are designed to be only weapons. It says a lot that when one of their prototypes goes on a rampage, the police and the military are unable to stop it.
834* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Neither their localized or original name ("Death Medarots") exactly set them up as cuddly robot friends.
835* NoSell: Even the lowest Kilobots are immune to the effects of the Medaforce at the beginning of ''Spirits'', which Nae explains as being as a result of their lack of emotion, due to the Medaforce tapping into a Medabot's emotional energy.
836* TheUnfettered: Kilobots are marketed toward those who don't care to respect the rules of Robattle. As such, they can cheat in various ways like reloading ammo mid-fight, swapping parts mid-fight to replace damaged components, and attack other robots before a formal agreement to Robattle has been made.
837
838[[/folder]]
839
840[[folder:Kokuryuu Kamizake]]
841!!Kokuryuu Kamizake/Kam Kamazaki
842[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kam_tv_tropes.JPG]]
843-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YumiKakazu (JP), Caroline Lesley (EN)
844
845The son of the Kilobot's company CEO and something of a brand ambassador/product manager for the line, the only thing Kam wants is to see every single Medabot scrapped and replaced with a Kilobot.
846----
847* BigBad: He's the main villain of ''Medabots Spirit''.
848* ChildProdigy: Despite being a young boy, he programmed the OS of Exor and Unitrix.
849* DubNameChange: From Kokuryuu Kamizake to Kam Kamazaki in the UsefulNotes/{{English|Language}} dub.
850* EasilyForgiven: Despite Kam having tried to destroy the [[HeartDrive Medals]] of Metabee and other Medabots belonging to the heroes several times, and having ''successfully'' destroyed the Medals of an untold number of other Medabots (which effectively makes him a SerialKiller), [[spoiler:Ikki has no problem welcoming him into his group of friends after his HeelFaceTurn]].
851* EnfantTerrible: He is a young boy who regularly uses his Kilobots to destroy the [[HeartDrive Medals]] of Medabots, which effectively makes him a SerialKiller since said robots are sentient.
852* FalseFriend: Kam is not a people person and buys friendships through gifts of Kilobot hardware. In his own words, he doesn't need friends but ''winners'' who'll show off how strong Kilobots are. [[spoiler:When he tells Ginkai their friendship is contingent on him following Kam's orders, that is the final push Ginkai needs to complete his redemption.]]
853* FreudianExcuse: Kam became an unfeeling boy who wants to prove to the world that Kilobots are stronger than Medabots after [[spoiler:his mother passed away from an illness when he was younger]].
854* HeelFaceTurn: After [[spoiler:Metabee, Roks, and Arc-Dash save him from a fire at X-Treme Tech]], he [[spoiler:gives up manufacturing Kilobots, seems to develop a genuine friendship with his only sentient Kilobot Blackbeetle whom he previously treated as just as disposable as his other creations, and is welcomed into Ikki's group of friends.]]
855* ImprobableAge: He is a brand ambassador/product manager for X-Treme Tech despite being a grade-schooler.
856* ManipulativeBastard: His recruitment tactics for Kilobot users prey on people's insecurities and recent failures.
857* MissingMom:
858* ParentalAbandonment: Kam's mom [[spoiler:passed away due to illness when he was younger]] while his father neglected him to focus on his investments in America. This is what [[FreudianExcuse turned him into the callous boy we see in the series]]
859* SerialKiller: He regularly uses his Kilobots to destroy the [[HeartDrive Medals]] of Medabots that are effectively their souls, and encourages his "[[FalseFriend friends]]" to do so as well.
860* TheStoic: He shows flashes of surprise and amusement, but he never loses his composure. His philosophy is that Medafighters should suppress their emotions when Robattling so that they won't be sad when the time comes to get rid of their Medabots. [[spoiler: Turns into NotSoStoic in the finale when Ikki manages to press the one button he has: that he has no real friends.]]
861* UngratefulBastard: He forms no attachment to his Kilobots and is quite eager to trash them when a stronger prototype comes along. Both Ginkai and a tech at X-Treme Tech are shocked by this.
862-->'''Kam''': Now that I have Redrun, I don't need Exor.
863-->'''Ginkai''': Don't ''need'' him? He fought for you, doesn't that matter to you at all?
864-->'''Kam''': Sure did!
865[[/folder]]
866
867[[folder:Ginkai]]
868!!Ginkai
869-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/EijiTakemoto (JP), Phil [=McCordic=] (EN)
870[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ginkai_tv_tropes.JPG]]
871
872An early adopter of the Kilobots, Ginkai is Kam's main enforcer in the early portion of ''Spirits''. After memories of his old Medabot Bayonet comes flooding back, a chain of events leads him to turn over a new leaf and dedicates himself to saving Medabots with his new-old partner, Arc-Dash.
873----
874* TheAce: He's a legitimately skilled Medafighter who doesn't need the Kilobot's cheating to win. As a kid, he was ostracized because he was ''too'' good.
875* TheAtoner: After his HeelFaceTurn, he's fixated on not cheating [[HonorBeforeReason even when it places him at a great disadvantage]] and adamant to set an example so that younger Medafighters don't end up like he did.
876* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Kam reneges on an agreement and tries to destroy Metabee's parts by throwing them in front of a subway train, he's visibly uncomfortable and pleads with him to not go through with it. This is one of the hints [[{{Foreshadowing}} he's not really that bad of a guy]].
877* GoodFeelsGood: Prior to his redemption, Ginkai complains Robattling with Kilobots feels more like work than something fun. When he competes honestly at the Medabot Corporation's tournamenent, he feels happy for the first time in a long while and realizes he gets a lot more out of fighting fair.
878* TheHeavy: Early on, he's the main person Kam turns to whenever he wants to enact a scheme.
879* HeelFaceTurn: He's the main recurring villain for the early episodes of ''Spirits'', and a spiteful {{jerkass}} who loves to cheat and needlessly brutalize is opponents. Eventually there are hints he's not a ''completely'' rotten guy and there are lines he won't cross. After entering a tournanement held by the Medabots Corporation and winning Arcbeetle Dash, Ginkai realizes he'd rather be a honest medafighter and sacrifices his Unitrix when Kam tries to destroy Metabee's medal with Redrun. From that point on, he's a staunch ally of the good guys.
880* ReformedButNotTamed: After his HeelFaceTurn, he's undeniably a heroic figure but remains brash and arrogant.
881* UsedToBeASweetKid: As a young child, he loved Medabots and used his skills to protect inexperienced Medafighters from bullies. His dispute with Bayonet took him down a dark path, one that Kam took advantage of.
882[[/folder]]
883
884[[folder:Wakaba]]
885!!Wakaba/Suzie
886[[quoteright:733:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suzie_8.png]]
887-->'''Voiced by''': Mayumi Akado (JP), Creator/SusanRoman (EN)
888A girl whose friendly demeanors hide a nasty attitude. Kam is impressed by her ruthlessness after seeing Robatttle and recruits her as a postergirl for the Kilobots line. She initially uses the Medabot Puppycat before switching to the Kilobot Ambiguous 2.
889----
890
891* BitchInSheepsClothing: Presents herself as a nice girl, only to reveal herself to be a vicious bully when things don't turn her ways.
892* HairTriggerTemper: She's quick to anger. Even saying she has a temper will flare her up.
893* ReformedBully: [[spoiler:After Kam turns over a new leaf, she along with the other Rogue Medafighters renounce her way, and she's shown enjoying a friendly Robattle with Samantha in the Japanese ending credits]].
894* TeenIdol: Becomes the human face of Kilobots marketing after they start selling at mass retail. The English dub translates it to "model".
895* ThirdPersonPerson: Occasionally speaks like this.
896* VocalDissonance: In Japanese, her voices sounds a lot lower and raspier than you'd expect a little girl to sound.
897[[/folder]]
898
899%%Grain/Gryphon
900
901[[folder:Blackbeetle]]
902!!Blackbeetle/Blakbeetle
903-->'''Voiced by''': Yuu Daiki (JP), Creator/SusanRoman (EN)
904
905
906A Kilobot created after Kam becomes curious of Metabee's power. She is equipped with an experimental Neo Ex Medal that gives her, unlike other Kilobots, a personality and the ability to feel emotions.
907----
908* TheDeterminator: After Kam trashes her for losing to Metabee, she (with some help from a time-delayed activation by Eddy) crawls out of the crash compactor she was in and, despite having being grieviously injured by a smelting laser, walks to Nae's repair shop out of sheer willpower. This impresses Kam enough to give her another shot.
909* EvilCounterpart: Kam ponders why Metabee manages to punch above his weight in term of Robattle skills, so he decides to make his own Metabee.
910* EyepatchOfPower: Her left optic gets gouged out by her final opponent in her training and from that point she covers with a metalic piece ressembling an eyepatch, giving her a threatening, battle-worn appearance. [[spoiler:After Kam finally accepts her as her friend, she gets her left optic back]].
911* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being a Kilobot, it's made clear Blackbeetle isn't a inherently bad bot and has the same need for friendship as any Medabots. Despite Kam's uncaring treatment of her, she goes back to him after a fugue, reasoning she is nothing without her master.
912* ShesAManInJapan: The Latin American Spanish dub makes her male.
913* TragicVillain: She's a cold and ruthless robot who has little problems acting on her master's cruel orders, up to destroying Medabot's medals. She was also born in a brutal TrainingFromHell and her master is a callous boy who makes a point to deny her need for affection and treats her as a disposable weapon despite her being a sapient, emotional being. When Nae explains to her she has feelings and valid emotional need, her deep repression makes her go berserk.
914* TrainingFromHell: To be selected as Kam's Kilobot, she had to take on 99 other prototypes.
915
916[[/folder]]
917
918[[folder:Blossomail]]
919!!Blossomail/Redrun
920[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/redrun_tv_tropes.JPG]]
921
922
923An exceptionally powerful and hard-to-control Kilobot prototype, Redrun is not a bot to be triffled with.
924----
925* TheJuggernaut: As soon as she's completed, Redrun trashes the X-Treme Tech laborary she was built in. The scientists there manage to freeze her, but she resumes her rampage when the truck transporting her suffers a road accident. Neither Medabots or conventional civic response are able to stop her. And when she finds a bot she deems a worthy opponent, she will stop at nothing until it's turned to scraps.
926* MakeWayForTheNewVillains: She makes a joke out of Unitrix, and in turn Gryphon's power is established when he manages to trash a Redrun backed by multiple Unitrixes.
927* ShesAManInJapan: She's explicitely a female Medabot/Kilobot, but the English dub of ''Spirits'' makes her male.
928* WorthyOpponent: Said verbatim in the English dub and a core function of her programming. Redrun is programmed to ignore other Kilobots or Medabots until they attack her. That is, unless she deems them a worthy opponent, in which case she will refocus all her attention to destroying the target.
929
930
931%%Grain/Gryphon
932
933[[/folder]]

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