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ROOTS26
Ameto Umegiri
- Animal Motifs: Rabbits, as she is usually wearing some type of rabbit ears in most of her outfits.
- Cool Big Sis: Is this to Iroha
- Older Than They Look: As the result of a reverse aging spell gone wrong
Celica Mizuhiro
- Absurd Phobia: of cats, due to being attacked by one at a young age.
- Pink/Green Contrast: the pink to Erika's green.
- Rose-Haired Sweetie
- Separated at Birth: with Erika.
Daruma
- Teen Genius: Is said to have an IQ of 200, and goes on to obtain a Phd in the year 2036 according to Arkadia's appendix.
Duel
Eiri
Ereki Kanzaki
- The Bartender: works part-time as one at a café owned by Shem.
- Camera Fiend
Erika Kitami
- Pink/Green Contrast: the green to Celica's pink.
- Separated at Birth: with Celica.
Hihumi/Hifumi Umegiri
- Inconsistent Spelling: Is pronounced "Hifumi," but is listed as "Hihumi" in all official materials due to a translation error.
- Ojou Ringlets: Has smaller versions of these on the back of her hair rather than the sides.
Himmel
- Phenotype Stereotype: from America, and also Blonde.
Iroha Umegiri
- Fiery Redhead
- Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: The Light to Lilith's Dark.
K-Na
Lilith Hinazuki
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl
- Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: The Dark to Iroha's Light.
Nix
- Phenotype Stereotype: from America, and also Blonde.
Nyah
- Anime Chinese Girl: Is from Hong Kong, and wears a Qipao while working at the Blue Dragon Flower Cafe.
- It's Pronounced "Tro-PAY": Despite being spelled like a cat's meow, her name is pronounced "Naya."
- Sexy Slit Dress: Part of her work uniform.
Q-Jack
- Animal Motifs: Peacocks, due to his nickname sounding phonetically similar to the Japanese word for "peacock."
- Occidental Otaku: Hails from Norway, and ended up in Japan to work as a costume designer for a tokusatsu show.
Sakura Otomo
Saya Kanzaki
Shem Hinazuki
- Big Brother Instinct: Towards Lilith since the death of their parents at a young age.
- Eccentric Fashion Designer: owns the Roots 26 store to which The 'Verse owes its name to, and designs a majority of the outfits the characters in the series wear. He's also mentioned as never being seen without a necktie, and likes attending various events and dressing up.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: has banned Siren and K-na from entering his stores due to Lilith taking a liking to the former, and the latter having a crush on her.
- Renaissance Man: in addition to being a fashion designer and running his own store, he also runs a cafe called Xenon, and is also a Ninja.
- Tough Spikes and Studs: In addition to listing "sharp things" as one of his likes, he wears headgear and red sleeves adorned with spikes as well.
Shiki
Shi-Loh Kanzaki
Siren
Tekka Kurogane
- Fiery Redhead
- Team Chef: Works part-time at a sushi shop owned by his family.
Tsugaru Hishimiya
Xiatian
Yuz
Zilch
- Delinquent Hair: Had a mohawk prior to his Bistrover redesign.
- Team Chef: Is an apprentice cook studying Italian cuisine, and dreams of opening a ramen shop.
Other Recurring Characters
Q-pro
Beginning in Lincle, the player is given an in-game avatar, otherwise known as a "Q-pro". In Lincle, it appears in Standard Mode during songs, fighting Random Encounters and bosses. In tricoro and SPADA, it only shows up in-song during select boss songs, but now on the results screen, each of the player rivals' Q-pros appears alongside him or her.Additionally, in tricoro onwards, the player's Q-pro is the protagonist of a series of event arcs.
- Batter Up!: One of the weapon options is a nail bat.
- Cute and Psycho: One of the face options, "rapika2", gives the Q-pro a shadowy smile.
- High School AU: Step Up mode in tricoro puts your Q-pro in the role of a Japanese high school student.
- And Your Reward Is Clothes: Completing all three "years" of Step Up grants you some Q-pro parts as a reward.
- It's a Wonderful Failure:
- In Lincle, if the player fails the song on a Easy or Normal gauge, the Q-pro is knocked out of the screen.
- In tricoro, it does its crying animation when its corresponding player is bested by a rival, or if the player fails a Dani'nintei course.
- Late for School: One of the possible Q-pro accessories is a piece of toast in its mouth.
- Player Character
- Super-Deformed
- Virtual Paper Doll: The player can dress the Q-pro in all kinds of different outfits, from original combinations to parts based on boss characters, to looking like a jubeat machine.
Tran
Cardinal Gate
The Extra Stage bosses of beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD, based after The Four Gods.
The Cardinal Gate bosses in general provade examples of:
- The Four Gods: Except for Kinjinshi, who is fictional.
- Quirky Miniboss Squad
Suzaku
- Track: "CONTRACT"True identity: DJ YOSHITAKA
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Red/orange.
Genbu
- Track: "Ganymede"True identity: wac
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Green.
Seiryuu
- Track: "waxing and wanding"True identity: Ryu☆
Byakko
- Track: "華蝶風雪" (Kachoufusetsu; lit. "The flower and butterfly snowstorm")True identity: Tatsh
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Purple.
Kinjinshi
- Track: "嘆きの樹" (Nageki no Ki; lit. "Tree of Lament")True identity: dj TAKA
Military Splash # 02
The second half of beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS's Military Splash Extra Stage system features boss characters for each of its songs.
The Military Splash #02 bosses provide examples of:
ICAROS (form: Eagle)
- Track: "ICARUS"True identity: kors k
- Giant Flyer: basically intended to be a mecha version of this.
L.I・O-N (form: Lion)
- Track: "four pieces of heaven"True identity: dj TAKA
SASORIN (form: Scorpion)
- Track: "STEEL NEEDLE"True identity: L.E.D.
- Scary Scorpions: Mechanical ones, anyway.
XIK-O6R (form: Kraken)
- Track: "Do it!! Do it!!"True identity: Ryu☆
- Kraken and Leviathan: This is basically the robot Kraken.
MENDES (form: Humanoid)
- Track: "MENDES"True identity: DJ YOSHITAKA
Lincle Kingdom
A group of nine bosses in beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle, representing the Seven Deadly Sins.
The Lincle Kingdom bosses in general provide examples of:
- Boss Rush: The bosses come back in the BGA for "Devilz Staircase" in tricoro, where all of them except for Neulakyussra and Cuvele/Cuvelia put in a reappearance.
- Guide Dang It!: The requirements for each boss, especially the Phase 2 bosses, can demand some serious guide-binging.
- Quirky Miniboss Squad
- Seven Deadly Sins
Lincle Kingdom was split into two phases, with Phase 2 unlocking some time after Phase 1.
Phase 1
Mamonis
- Track: "The Sampling Paradise"True identity: kors k
Based on Mammon, and represents Greed. He takes the form of a middle-aged businessman.
- Art Evolution / Hotter and Sexier: In "Devilz Staircase", he looks very different, looking younger and a lot more handsome.
- Cast from Money: His attack animation (your miss animation) consists of him throwing money at you.
Ashemu
- Track: "Scharfrichter"True identity: Asaki
Based on Asmodeus, and represents Lust. She takes the form of a succubus in a bikini.
- Ms. Fanservice
- Stripperiffic: She wears a bikini.
Bulluvegola
- Track: "In the Blackest Den"True identity: 96
Based on Belphegor, and represents Sloth. It takes the form of three gears spinning together.
Beridzebeth
- Track: "聖人の塔" (Seijin no Tou - lit. "Tower of Saints")True identity: PRASTIK DANCEFLOOR
Based on Beelzebub, and represents Gluttony. She takes the form of a mech with a scythe, and is the final boss of Lincle Kingdom Phase 1.
- Continuing is Painful: If you fail to defeat her (clear her track), you lose all of your feathers and have to unlock her again.
- Disc-One Final Boss: She is fought after obtaining feathers from the previous three bosses, which can be earned by fulfilling particularly
Nintendo Hard requirements.
Phase 2
Rche
- Track: "Todestrieb"True identity: TOMOSUKE
Based on Lucifer, and represents Pride. Rche takes the form of a feminine-looking angel.
- Ambiguous Gender: Rche's gender is a matter of debate. It doesn't help that supplemental material censor out references to their gender. However, it's strongly believed that Rche is male, with the male symbol bellybutton tattoo being a strong hint.
- Gratuitous German: Rche's profile / song info page
has the sound production information written in German rather than Japanese. - One-Winged Angel: Rche's attack consists of their head turning into a goat's head and then blasting the player.
Levaslater
- Track: "NNRT"True identity: Ryu* and Starving Trancer
Based on Leviathan, and represents Envy. Levaslater takes the form of a dragon mech.
- Dual Boss: "NNRT" is composed by two people. This is represented by Levaslater's left and right halves each having their own personalities.
- Stylistic Suck: His profile / song info page has the sound production information written as if he wrote it, and it looks very childish; it consists of him, among other things, proclaming to his mother that he wrote a new beatmania song.
STN
- Track: "The Limbo"True identity: Tatsh
Based on Satan, and represents Wrath. He takes the form of a demon with red and black armor.
- One-Winged Angel: He transforms into Neulakyussra in "YAKSHA".
- Satan: Remove the A's and you get "STN".
Neulakyussra
- Track: "YAKSHA"True identity: L.E.D.
Doesn't represent one of the Seven Deadly Sins; instead he represents Apocalypse. He is the true form of STN. He is a massive demon infused with the power of all seven of the Deadly Sins. Like with Beridzebeth, he must be unlocked by obtaining bosses from the prior Phase 2 bosses.
Cuvelia / Cuvele
- Track: "天空の夜明け" (Tenkuu no Yoake - lit. "Dawn of the Sky")True identity: dj TAKA
The Final Boss of the Lincle Kingdom extra stage system. Based on Cybele, a goddess of fertility, Cuvelia represents Rebirth. Cuvelia is an angelic goddess-like being who resides within the mech Cuvele.
- The Cameo: The head of Cuvele looks exactly like the head of the robot dog DJ from SIRIUS.
tricoro
tricoro continues the tradition of unlock systems with Excuse Plots. This time, the player's Q-pro is involved in three different events: Legend Cross, Omega Attack, and Bokura no Uchuu Sensou ("Our War of the Worlds").
Legend Cross
Legend Cross bosses provide examples of:
- No Name Given: So far, Konami has not named any of the Legend Cross bosses.
- Permanently Missable Content: The event closed on December 5, 2012.
- Recurring Boss: Each boss was listed twice. You had to defeat it on one listing without using any chart-altering modifiers, and on the other listing with the Random modifier activatednote .
Omega Attack
Lupika and Repika
- Track: "Proof of the existence"
The Final Bosses of Omega Attack. You encounter them in Omega Attack's final unlockable song, "Proof of the existence", as well as in a cutscene after unlocking the song's Another chart.
- Disc Two Final Boss: They're the final boss of Omega Attack, but there is still one more event to go.
- Heel–Face Turn: Lupica joins the Q-pro after being set free from Repika's influence by unlocking POTE's Another chart.
