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Celestion-5
Leon Summers
"Yes, sir! You can count on me to give my all!"
A happy-go-lucky rookie star ranger who is eager to see the stars and make friends along the way.Tropes
- All-Loving Hero: He is here to make friends.
- Ascended Fanboy: Joining the Interstellar Forces was his lifelong dream.
- Closet Geek: Would rather no one know about his interest in anime, unless they're also interested in it.
- Easily Impressed: Various characters show off around Leon because of this, especially Emil.
- Endearingly Dorky: A few characters find him adorable because of his more geeky traits.
- Genki Guy
- The Idealist: Believes in the good of everyone, even people who are mean to him.
- Keet
- Kindhearted Simpleton: Leon isn't the most coordinated, and he's usually late catching onto things if he does at all, but he's incredibly kindhearted.
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": Easily fanboys over others.
- Manchild: In combination with his looks, his excitable personality can make him seem younger than he actually is.
- Manic Pixie Dream Guy: He's trying to be this for Mia, but is unaware that he's annoying her.
- Naïve Newcomer: He has the least experience with the Interstellar Forces and space travel in general, and is very excited to learn more about both.
- Nice Guy
- No Sense of Direction
- Secret-Keeper: He's the only one who knows how badly his grandfather treats Angelo.
- Older Than He Looks: Most people tend to think he's around 16 years old, not 18. In "Bon Voyage, Celestion-5," he even complained about younger classmates at school asking him where to get fake ID cards from.
- Wingding Eyes: Often drawn with stars in his eyes.
Mia Wattson
"I dunno about this..."
A polite bookworm from Lunaria who would rather be left alone.Tropes
- Bookworm
- Born Unlucky
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Befriending her involves this.
- Friendless Background: Social awkwardness, insecurity, among other things prevented her from having friends before she joined the Interstellar Forces.
- Geek Physique: It's mentioned that she's on the chubby side.
- Guilt by Coincidence: Gets punished for talking out of turn while trying to stop Leon from talking out of turn.
- Hates Small Talk: She values her alone time and would rather not open up to others. Needless to say, she really doesn't like small talk. Unfortunately for her, she usually ends up getting paired up with Leon.
- Heroic Neutral: Would prefer not to intervene unless she absolutely has to.
- Ice Queen: Is very hesitant about letting others get close to her.
- Improvisational Ingenuity: Mia is good at thinking up quick solutions in a pinch, even though she'd rather have a plan.
- Loner-Turned-Friend: For Roxie, and to a lesser degree, Jun. Leon is trying to make this happen.
- Mission Control: Prefers to be this to Leon when he uses the jet armor, although sometimes they swap places.
- Non-Answer: Likes using these to prevent anyone from learning anything about her.
- No Social Skills: Somewhat. She's bad at making deep connections and carrying conversations, but can keep up a facade of politeness enough to make it through a short chat.
- Only in It for the Money: The main reason she joined the IF.
- Only Sane Woman: Often bewildered by the more oddball behavior of the rest of the cast.
- The Reliable One: Always does what needs to be done, even if she'd rather not have to.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: The sugar side is shown more to Roxie.
Roxie Allen
"Hello and good morning to all ye who be gathered here this sunless dawn!"
The bubbly oddball medic who seems to live in her own world.Tropes
- Large Ham: Makes normal situations very dramatic.
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Effortless Amazonian Lift: She introduced herself to Leon by picking up a weight he said he couldn't imagine anyone lifting.
- First Friend: To Mia.
- Gamer Chick
- Genki Girl
- Ham and Deadpan Duo: The ham to Jun's deadpan.
- The Ingenue
- The Intern: She hasn't even completed nurse training yet.
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": With Jun.
- The Medic
- Metal Head
- Ms. Imagination
- Older Than They Look: Leon and Emil were both a little surprised when Roxie told them she was 22.
- Platonic Life-Partners: With Jun.
- Safety Worst: Often worries about the others' safety during the most mundane circumstances. Though sometimes she's right to.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Often prone to hyperbole and metaphors few people understand.
Jun Kim
"Technically, it’s, like, not even my problem anymore, but it’d still weigh on my conscious if you did anything too rash, so don’t."
A laid-back surfer with a claim to fame.
Tropes
- Best Friend Manual: No one knows what to do about Aiden and often looks to Jun for help.
- Celebrity Is Overrated: Jun often tries to go unrecognized with little success. In "Earth to Mia," it's revealed that part of the reason they joined the Celestion-5 is to get away from it all.
- Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Translates for Roxie.
- Doesn't Like Guns
- Famed In-Story
- The Fettered: Often used to joke that they were married to the rules. Has become less of this since meeting Aiden, but some shades remain.
- Fire-Forged Friends: With Aiden.
- Ham and Deadpan Duo: The deadpan to Roxie's ham.
- Hiding Behind Your Bangs: Their bangs usually cover their right eye.
- Humble Hero
- Improbable Aiming Skills: Jun is shown to have them during a paintball game in "The Misadventures of Ranger Kim and Ranger Kelly." This clues Aiden in that there's more behind Jun's reason for quitting police academy than they originally let on.
- Like Is, Like, a Comma: Just part of being a Surfer Dude.
- Living Legend
- Mellow Fellow
- Obfuscating Stupidity: Aiden notes that Jun occasionally pretends to be ditzy.
- Platonic Life-Partners: With Roxie and Aiden.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Most of the Celestion-5 crew sees them as this.
- Revealing Injury: A broken shoulder blade led to them having to out themself when pretending to be a man.
- Surfer Dude
- Sweet Polly Oliver: The Interstellar Forces was men-only when they first joined, and they would be this trope played completely straight had they not realized they were nonbinary shortly after their Revealing Injury.
- Think Nothing of It: They single-handedly broke the gender barrier of the IF, but are a little unsure what to say when people gush about it.
Aiden Kelly
"...So are you supposed to be my parole officer or somethin’?"
A loose cannon who unwillingly plays by the rules. Sometimes.Tropes
- Afraidof Doctors: Masks this with hatred and avoidance. When Jun went to get treated for their Revealing Injury, they asked him to recommend a doctor because he hated them so much.
- Afraidof Needles
- Aloof Ally
- The Artful Dodger
- Cop Hater: Has dealt with many corrupt police during his time being homeless and doesn't trust the police force as an institution, not to mention his general distaste for authority. This is why he didn't like Jun for a long time. He is delighted to find out they also have some issues with the police.
- Defrosting Ice King: Took a while to warm up to Jun and is unwillingly warming up to the others.
- Delinquent: Adult variety.
- Fire-Forged Friends: Jun was basically his parole officer at first.
- It Amused Me: He posts fake conspiracy theories to the internet just for laughs.
- Parental Abandonment
- Platonic Life-Partners: With Jun.
- Pragmatic Hero
- Rebellious Spirit: Doesn’t like authority or rules. The threat of losing a consistent source of food and shelter is the only thing keeping him from rebelling completely, but even still he finds some ways to do so.
- Reformed, but Not Tamed
- The Runaway: Ran away from home as a teenager.
- Street Urchin: Lived on the streets as a teen.
- Ultimate Job Security: When Jun first met him, he got away with everything because the Interstellar Forces needed someone as athletic as him.
"Ranger Pending" (Spoilers Below!)
"I'm so s-sorry!"
Angelo Summers, the final member of the Celestion-5.Tropes
- Angst Coma: Has one at the beginning of "The Confession," after Leon called him out for his actions. He shuts down so badly that he doesn't realize when his hands get scalded. He has a brief one when Emil reminds him of his and Leon's conversation in Chapter 8. The way his mother describes his behavior after Leon left in "New Kid on the Ship" could also count as this.
- Apologises a Lot
- Big Brother Worship: Thinks the world of Leon. So much so, that he's willing to protect him from Aiden. When he left, Angelo went through a bad spell of depression.
- Clingy Child: Clings to Leon.
- Dark and Troubled Past: On top of his brother being his only friend, Angelo has dealt with bullying at school and from his grandfather.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: He's often mistaken for a girl and has trouble fitting in with his peers because of it. Hates this.
- Forgets to Eat: His mother implies that he didn't eat well during the first days that Leon left for space.
- Improbable Age: Joins the crew at only 15 years old, 3 years younger than the minimum age requirement.
- I Owe You My Life: Tends to have this reaction to anyone who's nice to him.
- Looks Like Cesare: Is introduced with messy hair and dark circles under his eyes due to lack of sleep, but it goes away once he rests up.
- Minor with Fake I.D.
- Nervous Wreck: Prone to panicking.
- Plagued by Nightmares: Angelo has regular nightmares. It's implied that it's related to something that happened in real life.
- Prone to Tears: Cries in most of the chapters of his debut episode.
- Really 17 Years Old: Pretending to be an adult, but is actually 15 years old when he first joins.
- The Runaway
- Shrinking Violet: Introduced by running away from a someone asking a question.
- Sixth Ranger: Shows up later than the rest of the cast because the Command staff forgot to assign them to the crew. Don't worry, it's settled with a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
- Speech Impediment: Has a stutter.
- Tears of Remorse: Does this when Leon calls him out for his lies.
- Troubled Teen: Engaging in fraud at only 15. Upon first meeting him, Aiden notices something troubled about his demeanor.
- Undying Loyalty: To Leon, but this can extend to anyone who is nice to him.
- Walking Spoiler: It wasn't known that an eighth crewmember should've been onboard until "Mingling on the Moon."
Emil Galhardo-Alverez
"Alriiiight! Let’s get this party started."
The energetic lieutenant captain who just wants everyone to have a good time.Tropes
- Aloof Leader, Affable Subordinate: Emil is the affable subordinate to Lorenzo's aloof leader.
- Big Brother Worship: Thinks his brother is really cool.
- Big Little Brother: More popular and socially apt than Lorenzo.
- Cool Big Bro: Acts like a big brother to everyone on the ship, sans Lorenzo, Aiden, and Jun.
- Ensign Newbie: Is technically a rookie himself, but also the lieutenant captain.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Usually the foolish one, but this swapped momentarily when Lorenzo shut himself away and left Emil with the busy work.
- Fun Personified
- Informed Attractiveness: Leon compliments his looks quite often.
- The Intern: To Roxie. He has medical training, but not as much as her.
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": With Aiden.
- The McCoy: Emil is willing to excuse or cover up for others’ mistakes if he believes they aren’t doing anything genuinely wrong.
- Military Brat
- Nice Guy
- The Nicknamer: Often refers to Lorenzo as "Lorie" and gave Leon the nickname "Rookie."
- Princely Young Man: Down-to-Earth Prince Charming variety.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Way more outgoing and lax about the rules than Lorenzo.
- Sinister Surveillance: The feed from every camera on the ship can be seen in his and Lorenzo's room. Presumably, he doesn't watch it as often as his brother.
- Sympathy for the Devil: Throughout "The Confession," he's nothing but kind to Angelo despite the trouble he caused. He also let Aiden get away with eating from the space food box when he wasn't supposed to.
- Young and in Charge: He's only 18, the youngest anyone can be to enlist in the Interstellar Forces, let alone be a lieutenant captain. In fact, in "Life in Orbit," he mentions having just gotten out of high school.
Lorenzo Galhardo-Alverez
"Orderly bodies and minds are required to complete such a task. It’s imperative to take their importance to heart."
The honorable, upstanding, and somewhat reclusive captain of the Celestion-5.Tropes
- Aloof Ally
- Aloof Big Brother: To Emil.
- Aloof Leader, Affable Subordinate: Lorenzo is the aloof leader to Emil's affable subordinate.
- Consummate Professional: Lives and breathes by Interstellar Forces guidelines and has distaste for anyone who doesn't.
- Eyes Always Averted: Rarely makes direct eye contact with anyone.
- The Fettered: Almost to a Principles Zealot degree.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Usually the responsible one, but this swapped momentarily when he left Emil with most of the work in order to avoid interacting with the others, this swapped.
- Hates Small Talk
- Ineffectual Loner: Unwilling to open up to most people due to extreme suspicion.
- Intelligence Equals Isolation
- Military Brat
- Nepotism: Reconstructed. While it is true that his connection to his father was part of the reason he was considered to pilot a Celestion ship, he still had to prove himself capable for the job. He won the right to pilot the Celestion-5 through a tournament.
- Officer and a Gentleman
- The Paranoiac: A lot of Lorenzo's thoughts are concerned with how other people might be out to get him and his brother. This results in him mistrusting even his own crew, and refusing to get close to anyone outside of Emil and his father.
- Neat Freak: Very particular about keeping things neat, especially his appearance. It's the way of the Interstellar Forces, after all.
- No Social Skills: Part of the reason he hides from the crew is because he doesn't want them to know how socially awkward he is.
- Schedule Fanatic: He put himself and Emil on a very strict sleeping schedule and anyone finding out about it or breaking it is a major inconvenience to him.
- The Shut-In: Lorenzo stays in his room so often, his crew sometimes won't see him for a week at a time.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Way more strict and closed-off than Emil.
- Sinister Surveillance: The feed from every camera on the ship can be seen in his and Emil's room. Presumably, Lorenzo is almost always watching.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: He is revealed to wear reading glasses in "Sanctuary of the Elusive Captain".
- The Spock: Lorenzo does everything by the book. The Interstellar Forces Handbook, to be specific.
- The Stoic
- Teen Genius: Is considered a piloting prodigy for his age. This is mainly how he became captain of the Celestion-5.
- Young and in Charge: At only 19, he's younger than half of his crew. A captain his age is virtually unheard of.
- Younger Than They Look: Leon thought he was at least 22, not 19.
Celestion-6
Claude Vanderbilt
"Well if it isn’t Little Cesar!"
Pompous captain of the Celestion-6.Tropes
- Always Second Best: Vanderbilt came in second place during the piloting tournament. Because of that, he was assigned to be the captain of the Celestion-6, the second ship destined for Neptune. He's worried that the Celestion-6—and him by extension— will always be stuck in the Celestion-5's shadow.
- Anti-Mentor: He thinks of himself as Lorenzo's mentor, but Lorenzo disagrees.
- Glory Hound
- Implausible Deniability: Denied that the number calling his phone was Shirley's when Lorenzo dialed the number of the person who ordered her to steal.
- Just Giving Orders: Tried to shift the blame onto Shirley and Sparky when they called out his involvement in the plan.
- The Neidermeyer: Even some of his own crew have issues with him.
- The Nicknamer: Usually calls his peers by a shortened version of their name. He calls Lorenzo "Little Cesar" and Emil by his middle name.
- Serial Spouse: Had to count on his fingers to remember which ex-wife he wanted to compare Shirley and Sparky to.
- Shame If Something Happened: He mentioned to Lorenzo how careless it was for the command team to have lost one of their belongings. Soon after, Lorenzo discovered that his crew's equipment went missing.
- Smug Snake: Vanderbilt is very prideful but tends to unintentionally set himself up for humiliation.
Devendra Joshi
Mild-mannered lieutenant captain of the Celestion-6.
Tropes
- Beleaguered Assistant: He is embarrassed by Vanderbilt's antics.
- Number Two: To Vanderbilt.
Jennifer Jones
Perpetually-tired doctor of the Celestion-6.
Tropes
- The Medic: Is this for the Celestion-6.
- Nerd Glasses
- Sleepyhead
- Smart People Wear Glasses: She is a doctor.
Shirley Quinn
"Well, y’saved my buddy, so you’re special to me!"
A big, friendly face always willing to lend a helping hand.Tropes
- Big Guy, Little Guy: Gender-flipped as she and Sparky are a female example of this trope, with Shirley being the big one.
- Brains and Brawn: The brawn to Sparky's brain.
- Bumbling Henchmen Duo: Unwittingly served as this to Vanderbilt.
- Dumb Blonde: Downplayed. Shirley is more of a Kindhearted Simpleton than The Ditz.
- Effortless Amazonian Lift: Can lift people one-handedly with no sweat. Also shoved a delivery cart into an elevator at a moment's notice.
- Gentle Giant
- Kindhearted Simpleton
- Lovable Jock
- Unwitting Pawn: Downplayed. She and Sparky were tricked into stealing the Celestion-5's equipment for Vanderbilt.
Sierra "Sparky" Flores
"Oh, good call! You guys almost got to see why they call me Sparky."
A brilliant inventor lacking in common sense.Tropes
- Big Guy, Little Guy: Gender-inverted because she and Shirley are a female example of this trope, with Sparky being the little one.
- Brains and Brawn: The brains to Shirley's brawn.
- Brainy Brunette
- Bumbling Henchmen Duo: Unwittingly served as this to Vanderbilt.
- Ditzy Genius: Her Establishing Character Moment consisted of running on a wet floor to minimize the chances of slipping. It didn't go very well.
- Idiot Hair: She's drawn with a lightning bolt-shaped strand on the top of her head.
- MacGyvering: Cooked a potato with a treadmill.
- Quirky Curls
- Shorter Means Smarter: She's shorter than Shirley and the smart one of the pair.
- Unwitting Pawn: Downplayed. She and Shirley were tricked into stealing the Celestion-5's equipment for Vanderbilt.
Family Members
César Galhardo
One of the highest-ranking members of the Interstellar Forces. Also Lorenzo and Emil's father.
- Amicable Exes: Emil mentions that his mother and César are amicably divorced.
- The Ghost: He has yet to make an appearance, despite being spoken of.
- Famous Ancestor: To Lorenzo and Emil.
- Like Father, Like Son: Lorenzo takes his father's advice to heart.
- The Paranoiac: In "Mingling on the Moon," Emil mentioned a few times that Lorenzo shared his suspicious nature with their father.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Jun describes him as this.
- Same Surname Means Related: Leon figured out the connection between César and his sons this way. Justified since Galhardo isn't a common name.
- The Stool Pigeon: Of the Whistleblower Wilson variety. He uncovered an unauthorized plot to build a Death Ray on the Moon base.
