Classic Timeline: 1 | 2, 3, 4/F/Final
Classic Subseries: Masou Kishin | Compati Hero Series
Alpha Saga: Alpha/Shin/Super Hero Sakusen | Alpha Gaiden | 2nd Alpha | 3rd Alpha
Compact Series: Compact 2/Impact | Compact 3 | MX
Z Saga: Z | 2nd Z | 3rd Z | Walking Spoilers
Nintendo Handheld Series: A | R | D | J | W | K | L | UX | BX
VTX Trilogy: V | X | T
Other Standalones: 64 | GC | NEO | OE | X-Ω | DD | 30
Original Generation Saga: Steel Dragon Battle Group | Earth Federation | Enemy Factions | Civilians and Walking Spoilers | Endless Frontier
H.I.A.W.D

The protagonist and a former archaeologist-in-training for the Mars investigation group known as "Alpha Omega".
- Brother–Sister Team: With Honoka, when she becomes the Vanein Alva's sub-pilot.
- Two Guys and a Girl: What this turns into after Shatte is freed from her brainwashing
- Oblivious to Love: He may think of Shatte as somebody to protect, but he seems to be too dense to notice that she's actually interested in him.
- Parental Abandonment: Both of his parents died during a previous war, leaving his sister as his only remaining reltaive.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The extraverted red to Honoka's blue, right down to their hair and eye colors.

The heroine and a former member of Alpha Omega.
- Action Girl: She can take over as the Van Ein's main pilot.
- Form-Fitting Wardrobe: Her first pilot suit is quite snug around her various curves.
- Ms. Fanservice: Being a female original character in the Super Robot Wars franchise, Shatte was pretty much destined to have a well-endowed chest, and all of her pilot suits do a good job of providing eye candy.
- Stripperific: While her first pilot suit provided Fanservice by being noticeably tight, her second one does so by leaving a ridiculous amount of skin exposed.
- Teen Genius: Has several PhD's at only 18-years old.
- Tsundere: She's the Harsh type, which, combined with Asahi being dense about her affections for him, makes it difficult for them to get a Relationship Upgrade.

Asahi's younger sister.
- Action Girl: The "2017 New Year's" version of the Vanein Alva has her as the main pilot.
- Brother–Sister Team: With Asahi, when she becomes the Vanein Alva's sub-pilot after Shatte is temporarily Brainwashed.
- Fanservice: There's no reason for the opening in Honoka's pilot suit centered around her chest, showing how endowed she is with a bikini top.
- Hidden Buxom: Honoka's pilot suit makes it clear that she's stacked, but as stated by her voice actress, Naomi Ozora, the character looked "petite" when in her street clothes.
- Parental Abandonment: Her parents died during a previous war, which made her start hating the military.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The introverted blue to Asahi's red, right down to their hair and eye colors.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Very cool-headed most of the time, but shows her warmer side around her brother.
A former navigator for Alpha Omega.
Solis

A former operator for Alpha Omega who later becomes the pilot of a Heinhelm unit for a different Mars-based investigation group called "Solis".
- Breakout Character: Was previously Mission Control, but thanks to fan reception, the developers awarded her with pilot status and her own Humongous Mecha that can be fielded for combat.

A Heinhelm pilot for Solis.
- Lethal Chef: Just looking at Ayame's cooking has Katrina think she will never wake up if she eats it.
- Shaking the Rump: Her Super Move Portrait Attack is a sequence of Ayame thrusting her large behind
at the screen.

A Heinhelm pilot for Solis.
- Only Sane Man: Having to deal with the bickering between Berta and Ayame, it's no wonder why she always looks tired.

A Heinhelm pilot for Solis.
- A-Cup Angst: Compared to the much more buxomed girls in the cast, Berta constantly bemoans this.
- Fiery Redhead: She is the most aggressive of the Solis girls in personality.
- Ms. Imagination: Is often accused of being described as a Chuunibyou; this is shown with her Calling Your Attacks.
- Older Than They Look: Despite looking like a kid, Berta's the oldest of the female Solis pilots.
Other
A mysterious man telling players of stories that happened in worlds other than the one the "main story" takes place in.
- Ambiguously Evil: The character is a complete mystery with no known motives, yet most assume he's the Big Bad. It's revealed he opposes Olburo, who are explicitly villains.

An original character associated with the Huckebein line. In X-Omega, she was stated as being the test pilot for the Nicola Wilhelm Research Labs' Huckebein Type L, instructed by the Type R's pilot Veltab "Velt" Text. In DD, she is treated as part of the Original Generation universe, with the Huckebein Mk. II Unit 3 as her unit.
- Alliterative Name: Shizuki Shizukawa.
- Cleavage Window: Her suit has an opening in the chest area, showing off her ample cleavage.
Olburo
Shatte's mother and the former commander of Alpha Omega. Thought to be have died at the game's beginning during an attack at Alpha Omega headquarters by Olburo, she survived and has joined them, piloting the "Kougai".
- Abusive Parents: Doubling with Evil Matriarch, Qun is the one who brainwashes Shatte.
A man working for Olburo. He pilots the "Snarg".
A woman working for Olburo. She pilots the "Vanaus" and constantly guns for the Vaneim Alva and its pilots.
- Ambiguously Brown: Her skin tone and pink hair are the main differences from how she looks normally pre-Evil Makeover.
- Dressed Like a Dominatrix: Her leather outfit covered with lace and belts is essentially tailor-made for BDSM; this is accentuated with a whip.
- Evil Counterpart: Her Van Aus looks suspiciously similar to the Van Ein Alva. Justified when the Van Aus is the latter.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: It's pretty obvious Feil is Shatte simply by looking at her character design.