Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann/Characters/Secondary Characters

Kittan Bachika
"Voiced by: Kissho Taniyama (JP), Christopher Corey Smith (EN)"

""What's that bozo Kamina gotten himself into now...?"

A Beastman hunter and eldest of the Bachika siblings, an encounter with Kamina and Simon inspires him to unite a group of stolen Gunmen pilots to join their revolution. Despite not having their charisma or gift with words, he grows to become an excellent field commander. Kittan acquires a red, star-shapped Gunmen in a battle against the Beastmen long before meeting Team Gurren, stealing from its original pilot in similar to how Kamina jacked the Gurren. The moment he took over the Gunmen, the Spiral Power of his fighting spirit morphed it into King Kittan. -
 * A Day in The Limelight: Gets several after the Time Skip while Simon is indisposed.
 * Big Brother Complex: In the High School AU manga.
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Close Call Haircut: Parallel Works 8: Kittan Zero reveals he used to have long hair he tied in a ponytail, until a Mugen-esque lion Beastman tried to gun him down and clipped it, giving it the spiked look he sports as a medal of battle.
 * Determinator
 * Drill Sergeant Nasty: Loves 'encouraging' the brigadiers with insults and swearing.
 * Facing the Bullets One-Liner
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Friend to All Children
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: The simple, x-shaped scar on his left arm.
 * Hey It's That Voice: He's also Emperor Mateus Palamecia. No, really.
 * Hidden Depths:
 * Hot Blooded: INTENSELY.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: He's quite rude, but he is a good man. And he likes children.
 * The Lancer: His mecha actually uses a lance, too.
 * Large Ham: Once, literally chomping down a large ham as he spoke.
 * Magnetic Hero: It was Kittan, not Kamina, who united Team Dai-Gurren.
 * It needs to be noted that Kamina's actions and ideas where the true magnet in this case as pointed by Kittan: "This is a bunch of people from all over who have been resisting Gunmen! They heard rumors about a couple morons fighting in a stolen gunmen and they gathered together to join the fight! We all caught your stupidity bug." Kamina sparked the idea and Kittan showed which way to go.
 * Meaningful Name: His name is an anagram for "tanki", which means "short-tempered".
 * The McCoy: The only time he ever used anything resembling reason was the Kangaroo Court, and even that was more outrage than criticism.
 * Multicolored Hair
 * Off-Model: He debuts this way.
 * Sergeant Rock
 * Sleeves Are for Wimps: Pre-time skip.
 * Smoking Is Cool: Lit up a cigarette in Kittan Zero.
 * Supporting Leader: Picks up this role after
 * Weapon of Choice
 * Shotguns Are Just Better: Uses one when defending a truck full of people against some Mugann.
 * X Marks The Supporting Leader
 * Multicolored Hair
 * Off-Model: He debuts this way.
 * Sergeant Rock
 * Sleeves Are for Wimps: Pre-time skip.
 * Smoking Is Cool: Lit up a cigarette in Kittan Zero.
 * Supporting Leader: Picks up this role after
 * Weapon of Choice
 * Shotguns Are Just Better: Uses one when defending a truck full of people against some Mugann.
 * X Marks The Supporting Leader
 * Weapon of Choice
 * Shotguns Are Just Better: Uses one when defending a truck full of people against some Mugann.
 * X Marks The Supporting Leader
 * X Marks The Supporting Leader

Rossiu Adai
"Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (JP), Johnny Yong Bosch (EN),"

A boy from another underground village, in which the people worship Gunmen as gods. When Gimmy and Darry are chosen the leave the village, Rossiu decides to go with them and they join Team Gurren. Rossiu has a curious and inquisitive nature, often as a result of being sheltered for most of his life by Father Magin in Addai Village, having listened to spiritual preachings that were meant to keep him at ease. His innocence begins to slip away over time, though. As he enters more battles, he gains a greater sense of determination, but Kamina enjoys calling him "Forehead Boy" nonetheless.

Following the aftermath of the battle and a time skip,. -
 * Bishonen: Post timeskip.
 * Break the Haughty: Seemingly invoked but ultimately subverted.
 * Butt Monkey: In the first arc.
 * Fan Nickname: "Lulussiu", since his dub actor is also Lelouch vi Britannia, as well as having the same attitude.
 * That also led to Simon's nickname, Spinsimon or Simonzaku, since he has Suzaku Kururugi's dub voice and similar traits and interactions with Lelouch that mirror those with Simon and Rossiu.
 * There's also "Forehead Boy," Kamina's nickname for him.
 * Forehead of Doom: Noted by Kamina. Levels out after the time skip.
 * Foreshadowing: When he pilots Gurren in the Hot Springs Episode, foreshadowing.
 * Not to mention the rather sinister shots predicting his Obstructive Bureaucrat stint.
 * Grumpy Bear
 * He Is All Grown Up: Similar to Simon's case, he gets much hotter and less goofy-looking after the timeskip.
 * Don't forget he also wins the heart of Kinon.
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * The Lancer: To Simon.
 * Mr. Fanservice: To those he isn't The Scrappy to, at least....
 * My God, What Have I Done?: See Heroic BSOD.
 * Meaningful Name: Rossiu comes from "ushiro", or "back". He represents the characters who don't believe in blindly charging forwards and.
 * Non-Action Guy: He pilots Gurren Lagann with Simon for awhile, but when we meet him after the timeskip he's become this.
 * Nonchalant Dodge: When his composure is level, he can defend himself easily.
 * Only Sane Man: Deconstructed.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Simon's red - he is more intellectually-driven and professional compared to Simon.
 * Rossiu Was Right: He was even named after Rousseau himself.
 * Shoot the Dog:
 * Slipknot Ponytail:
 * The Spock: Insists on emotion and reason as the tools to lead and govern.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Becomes one after the time skip.
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: As humanity's primary strategic planner, most of his decisions would be fairly reasonable in the real world. However, he lives is a universe where a sufficient amount of Heroic Willpower is capable of breaking the laws of physics.
 * Then again, he is in a Gainax series, so you can't really blame him.
 * The Spock: Insists on emotion and reason as the tools to lead and govern.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Becomes one after the time skip.
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: As humanity's primary strategic planner, most of his decisions would be fairly reasonable in the real world. However, he lives is a universe where a sufficient amount of Heroic Willpower is capable of breaking the laws of physics.
 * Then again, he is in a Gainax series, so you can't really blame him.

Leeron Litner
"Voiced by: Masaya Onosaka (JP), Steven Blum (EN)"

""Attaboy, attaboy! You can do it! Way to go! Attaboy, attaboy! You can do it! Way to go! Attaboy!""

Leeron, or "Ron," is the flamboyant village mechanic of Littner Village. After taking an interest in Simon's mech he joins Simon, Kamina and Yoko in their quest to defeat the Beastmen. Leeron is astoudingly brillant and innovative, able to whip together his own legion of helper robots and invent ingenious technology with a little tinkering. However... Leeron is also a cross-dresser... figure that one out.

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 * Badass Labcoat: This is the one guy who is almost never even mildly anxious about life threatening danger and every weapon of war he's ever macgyvered together usually winds up kicking ass right off the assembly line.
 * Beauty Mark
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Yes, he's a flaming gay stereotype. He's also the best mechanic and engineer in the world. This is the man who made Gurren out of three broken mecha overnight, complete with a finished coat of paint.
 * Camp Gay: Turned up so much that he's practically the Memetic Badass of Flaming Queens.
 * In-universe its Played for Laughs, aside from his voice the Camp Gay angle is only played up when he wants to freak out other characters with it.
 * The Engineer: The guy basically maintains all the friendly Gunmen, including the MASSIVE Dai-Gurren without help from anyone except Leyte!
 * Expy: of Tekkaman Blade's Levin.
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: His theme song spells out this subliminal message: "Leeron is so gay. He is so gay. He loves my asshole. Asshole." Are you retching yet?
 * Meaningful Name: His name is either "riron" for "theory," or "ronri" for "logic".
 * The Medic: Yes, he's ALSO the Dai-Gurren's medic as well as its head engineer, this guy is just that awesome.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: Gets a little too close to his teammates at times. See above.
 * The Power of Love: When he talks about evolution and reproduction and nobody gets it, he sums it up by saying that love is what keeps the universe going.
 * Running Gag: Two astoundingly creepy ones. He constantly creeps Gimmy out with his perverted attitude, even after the time skip, and his "advances" onto Kamina cause him to threaten to kill him.
 * The Smart Guy: Make that super genius.
 * Stalker With a Creepy, Same-Gender Crush: Tries to put the moves on Kamina twice, causing him to draw his Katana, back away a good hundred yards away, and yell, "DIE!!"
 * Leeron then moves on to Gimmy, scaring the crap out of him each and every time he gets a little... too... personal.
 * And then he moves on to Viral, who reacts the same exact way Kamina does.
 * Subtext: He loves to add this in his speech.
 * Techno Babble: It's actually pretty easy to understand him when he talks like this, although almost all the other characters are absolutely bewildered, so he has to put it in Layman's Terms for them.
 * Undying Loyalty: Leeron is the only member of the Dai-Gurren Brigade, other than Kamina, to never doubt Simon. When Simon comes back from his Heroic BSOD, while everyone cheers, Ron just nods as if knowing he'd be back all along. He did, too.
 * You Gotta Have Teal Hair: Though it does
 * You Gotta Have Teal Hair: Though it does

Dayakka Littner
"Voiced by: Daiki Nakamura (JP), Doug Stone (EN)"

The chief of Littner Village, who later becomes the captain of the various Dai-Gurren ships. He's a dedicated protector of his loved ones, a family man, and the initial pilot of the Dayakkaiser, a Gunmen he hijacked in battle against the Beastmen, until Yoko (and once, Kiyoh) decides to commandeer it.

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 * The Big Guy: When you go from piloting a cannon on legs to being in charge of Team Dai-Gurren's biggest Gunmen, this title goes pretty much uncontested.
 * Calling Your Attacks:
 * The Captain: This was his role in Littner Village, and while he's still a leader afterwards, he gets eclipsed by others.
 * Happily Married: To Kiyoh, post-timeskip.
 * Meaningful Name: His name comes from "Odayaka", for "gentle".
 * Papa Wolf
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts: As above.
 * Sleeves Are for Wimps
 * Team Dad
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: With Kiyoh.

Attenborough
"Voiced by: Daisuke Kirii (JP), Derek Stephen Prince (EN)"

""When it comes to spacey interruptions, I'm your man!""

The gunner of Team Dai-Gurren and Comic Relief. Attenborough actually isn't an official member of the team- he hid in some guy's suitcase and snuck onto the crew unnoticed- until he got behind the control panel of a weapons system. Only knows one tactic: '''FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!'''

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 * Attack Attack Attack
 * Beam Spam
 * Chaotic Stupid: How else can you explain his sudden bursts of attacks?
 * Fan Nickname: Beamspam McMuppet
 * Gonk: JUST LOOK AT HIM. He's got a natural clown face.
 * Large Ham: "''FIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRE!!!!"
 * Leeroy Jenkins: Just about every moment where he shoots without signal.
 * Macross Missile Massacre
 * Trigger Happy: Yep.
 * What the Hell, Hero?:

Darry and Gimmy
"Darry: Shizuka Ito (JP), Mela Lee (EN)

Gimmy: Takako Honda (JP), Brianne Siddall (EN)"

Gimmy and Darry are twin siblings of Rossiu. When they were children, they were removed from their village due to limit population because they were orphans. However, Rossiu joined them along with Team Gurren(later known as Team Dai-Gurren).

After the timeskip, they both became pilots of the Grapearl mass-production mecha, serving as the faces of the new generation that was pushing Team Dai-Gurren aside... only to discover they need to re-think their positions... -
 * Brother-Sister Team: Post-Timeskip.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy: Gimmy Pre and Post-Time Skip.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: In a slight example, Darry becomes more emotive as the plot progress.
 * Future Badass
 * Kid Appeal Character: Gimmy after the timeskip is the "Ankle Biter" version.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Gimmy and Darry after the timeskip.
 * Rose-Haired Girl: Darry.
 * Theme Twin Naming: "hidari" means left and "migi" means right.
 * Tagalong Kid(s): Pre-time skip

Balinbow and Jougan
"Balinbow: Kouzou Douzaka (JP), Paul St Peter (EN)

Jougan: Go Shinomiya (JP), Tony Oliver (EN)"

Jorgun Bakusa and Balinbow Bakusa are the towering, twin brothers of Team Dai-Gurren, piloting the two-faced Gunmen, Twinboekun, and also. They are extremely loud and exuberant brothers who love to beat stuff up- but seem to have the minds of cavemen. That, and they think staggeringly alike. The brothers often speak in monosyllabic bursts, but their battle prowness is terrifying. Somehow, they end up with government positions after the time skip. -
 * The Big Guys: They are big, they are strong, and not too bright.
 * Cool Shades: One pair per brother, though the colors do not correspond to Red Oni, Blue Oni- it's just to tell them apart.
 * Crouching Morons, Hidden Badasses
 * Dumb Muscle: They even use Hulk Speak sometimes.
 * Large Ham: BOTH OF THEM!!! HOOOOOOAAAAHH!!!
 * Gonk: They fit the bill quite nicely.
 * Single-Minded Twins: We're only one step away from "Jorginbow." Just add purple glasses.
 * Sleeves Are for Wimps
 * Real Men Don't Cry: Averted as hell in the second movie at, at which the two are seen crying like babies.
 * Too Dumb to Live: At first... YES. They effectively prove to be a pair of buffons who can barely talk- but fight like gladiators. Yet out of all jobs the two could get in the future, they end up partly in charge of government and human affairs. When the populous starts complaining, one twin's reaction is to shout "QUIT BITCHING!!" over the phone, and then both twins smash the phone booths to pieces. In fact, when   
 * Use Your Head: If a wall is in the way, their hollow skulls are the first weapon they use.
 * Too Dumb to Live: At first... YES. They effectively prove to be a pair of buffons who can barely talk- but fight like gladiators. Yet out of all jobs the two could get in the future, they end up partly in charge of government and human affairs. When the populous starts complaining, one twin's reaction is to shout "QUIT BITCHING!!" over the phone, and then both twins smash the phone booths to pieces. In fact, when   
 * Use Your Head: If a wall is in the way, their hollow skulls are the first weapon they use.
 * Use Your Head: If a wall is in the way, their hollow skulls are the first weapon they use.
 * Use Your Head: If a wall is in the way, their hollow skulls are the first weapon they use.

Makken Jokin
"Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN)"

""Sorry- it took awhile for me to find a sitter for the kids.""

The stout, often silent member of Team Dai-Gurren, and pilot of Mo-Shogun,  Makken is keen to the art of the samurai, having a very deep sense of honor. Much like Kamina, he's very profound with swords, and shares a love for building machines with Leyte.


 * Bald of Awesome: Has a badass shaved head.
 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * BFS: Mo-Shogun has a Wakizashi Blade,
 * Cool Hat: Wears a red cap while working as a mechanic.
 * Everything's Better With Samurai
 * Knight in Shining Armor: When piloting the samurai-esque Mo-Shogun.
 * Mr. Fixit
 * Odd Couple: It's surprising to see him paired up with Leyte.
 * Scarf of Asskicking
 * Silent Bob: Makken doesn't speak so much as he sports a determined look on his face, but always has something interesting to say whenever the moment comes up.
 * Talking to Himself: In the Japanese dub, Makken has the same voice actor as Kamina, though he is credited as "Reo Kaminaga". Reo Kaminaga, when written in hiragana, is an anagram for "ore ga Kamina," or "I am Kamina."
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Not so much ugly as scruffy-looking, but his little boys share his looks. His girl, however, is a cutie.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Pre-time skip, but not as evident as Kamina.
 * Silent Bob: Makken doesn't speak so much as he sports a determined look on his face, but always has something interesting to say whenever the moment comes up.
 * Talking to Himself: In the Japanese dub, Makken has the same voice actor as Kamina, though he is credited as "Reo Kaminaga". Reo Kaminaga, when written in hiragana, is an anagram for "ore ga Kamina," or "I am Kamina."
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Not so much ugly as scruffy-looking, but his little boys share his looks. His girl, however, is a cutie.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Pre-time skip, but not as evident as Kamina.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Pre-time skip, but not as evident as Kamina.

Leyte Jokin
"Voiced by: Takako Honda (JP), Laura Bailey (EN)"

The chief mechanic of Team Dai-Gurren. She's a compassionate and dedicated worker who can concoct amazing new weapons and implement new technology seamlessly.

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 * Clothing Damage: When the Dai-Gurren catches fire in battle, her bra is half-shredded and scorched from the fire, providing a teasing look at the oil cans underneath.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Said moment above is a very brief instance.
 * Odd Couple: Marrying Makken is a curveball, alright.
 * The Engineer
 * Happily Married: To Makken, post Time Skip
 * Meganekko: Her little girl even has Lennon Specs!
 * Mrs. Fix It
 * One Head Taller: Gender flipped. Average-sized, she is noticeably taller than the squat Makken.
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
 * Wrench Wench
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
 * Wrench Wench

Kiyoh
"Voiced by: Rina Satou (JP), Karen Strassman (EN)"

The eldest of Kittan's younger sisters, and by far the most developed. Kiyoh is a sly blonde with a sassy attitude, and a champion at using a yo-yo in ways that would make your jaw drop to the floor- if her curvaceous figure didn't already do that. Eventually, she discovers Dayakka is crushing on her.

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 * Absolute Cleavage: Pre-Time Skip.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Hair of Gold
 * Happily Married: To Dayakka, post-timeskip.
 * Hot Mom: Post-Time Skip.
 * Killer Yoyo: Demonstrates prowess with one in Kittan Zero.
 * Meaningful Name: Her name is an anagram for "youki," or "cheerful".
 * Never a Self-Made Woman: Second variation. After she gets married, she never returns to the fighting, unlike her husband.
 * Retired Badass: Post-Time Skip.
 * Shallow Love Interest: For Dayakka.
 * Three Faces of Eve: The Seductress (pre-Time Skip).
 * Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: With Dayakka.

Kinon
"Voiced by: Kana Ueda (JP), Stephanie Sheh (EN)"

The second oldest of Kittan's younger sisters. After Team Dai-Gurren's capture of Dai-Gunzan, she takes up a position within its control tower, monitoring the radar. She seems to be the calmest and smartest member of the Black Siblings.

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 * Blue Eyes
 * Bob Haircut: Pre-timeskip. Post time-skip, she's let it grow out down past her neck.
 * Break the Cutie:
 * Cooldown Hug/Crowning Moment of Heartwarming:
 * Cry Cute:
 * Hold Me:
 * Extreme Doormat: Deconstructed:
 * Mission Control
 * Gainaxing: Mostly post-timeskip.
 * Hey It's That Voice: Orihime and Hinata!
 * Meaningful Name: Her name is an anagram for "nonki", or "carefree".
 * Meganekko: Treasures her glasses to the point she won't take them off in a hot spring.
 * Out of Focus: Sadly, after Episode 23. Gainax couldn't expand on  due to budget constraints stopping them flat at the final episode. However, we pretty much understand it's a happy ending.
 * Shallow Love Interest: Subverted. This is one of the few times that becoming a possible love interest is actually a genuine form of Character Development, as she's the only one who can decipher her boss/possible boyfriend Rossiu's motivations
 * Shipper On Deck: In the high school AU manga, Simon and Nia catch her in the middle of drawing a picture of Kamina and Kittan.
 * Shrinking Violet: Pre-timeskip.
 * Relationship Voice Actor: Once again, one of Stephanie's characters is in love with one of Johnny's characters.
 * Subordinate Excuse: Possibly, to Rossiu.
 * Tears of Joy:
 * Three Faces of Eve: The Wife (pre Time Skip).
 * Three Faces of Eve: The Wife (pre Time Skip).

Kiyal
"Voiced by: Kana Asumi (JP), Gina Bowes (EN)"

The youngest of Kittan's younger sisters. She's quite the tomboy. Kiyal is the playful little sis of the Black Siblings, often joking at the situation and keeping a bright but forceful attitude about her. She pilots the Kiyalunga, a suprisingly adorable pink Gunmen with a big smile on its face. -


 * Blue Eyes
 * Bokukko
 * Cute Little Fang
 * Cry Cute: Bawls hysterically when in the second movie.
 * Genki Girl
 * Hair Decorations: She wears two clips on the left side of her hair.
 * Magical Girl: She becomes one in Parallel Works 2: Kiyal's Magical Time.
 * Meaningful Name: Her name is an anagram for "yaruki" or "eager".
 * No Indoor Voice: If you anger her, she'll start screaming- BIG TIME.
 * Pettanko: Though she gets more developed post-time skip.
 * Rapunzel Hair: Post-Time Skip.
 * Retired Badass: Post-Time Skip.
 * Three Faces of Eve: The Child (pre-Time Skip).