Ratman/Characters

Characters from Ratman. Currently under construction.

Shuto Katsuragi/Ratman
A hero otaku who was given the powers of Ratman.


 * Animal-Themed Superbeing: Based on rats.
 * Anti-Hero/Anti-Villain
 * Ascended Fanboy: But not in the way he thought.
 * Berserk Button: Making fun of his height, heroes who don't act heroic, and people making fun of others' dreams.
 * Big Eater: Due to transforming into Ratman. He burns through calories at an accelerated rate.
 * Body Horror: Later transformations are more controlled yet nevertheless transforms Shuto in new and monstrous ways.
 * Breath Weapon: In his berserk state he can spit a Kamehame Hadoken
 * Clueless Chick Magnet
 * Henshin Hero
 * Meaningful Name: As Ratman. Both refers to his small size and his job as Jackal's lab rat for their Super Prototype.
 * More Teeth Than the Osmond Family: As Ratman when he gets too excited.
 * Otaku
 * Roof Hopping: How Ratman gets around sometimes.
 * Scarf of Asskicking: As Ratman.
 * Shapeshifter Weapon
 * Something Person
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Ratman's instincts will take over if Shuto is truly furious,  and he will transform into a bestial form but won't remember what happens afterwards. Its bloodlust is so great that Unchain is utterly terrified of it, and Shuuto's consciousness feels like he is being consumed by it.
 * Super Prototype: Ratman is an experimental bio-weapon.
 * Super Senses
 * Super Strength
 * Transformation Trinket: APPEND GEAR
 * Flawed Prototype: Prone to malfunctioning.
 * Wipe the Floor with You: His Super-Powered Evil Side does this to ANKaiser.
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: He has trouble fighting girls. He mostly tries to dodge them or get away.
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: He has trouble fighting girls. He mostly tries to dodge them or get away.

Mirea Mizushima
Classmate of Shuto who has a crush on him. She is a member of Jackal who recommended him for being Ratman.


 * But Not Too Foreign: Originally from England.
 * Feminine Women Can Cook
 * Hair of Gold
 * New Transfer Student
 * Parental Abandonment: Her parents died when she was younger.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * Team Mom: For Jackal.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko

Rio Kizaki
Sempai of Shuto and Mirea. Daughter of the president of the Heroes' Association who dreams of being a hero herself someday to help people.


 * Action Girl
 * Fun T-Shirt: She sometime wears clothes with the words "*SODA POP* A Bright Sunny Day waiting for you" on them.
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Girls Are Really Scared of Horror Movies: Does not like scary things.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Missing Mom: Her mother died when she was younger.
 * Non-Idle Rich
 * Rebellious Princess
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: She has acrophobia.
 * Wrestler in All of Us
 * Zettai Ryouki

The Jackal Organization/The Mizushima Family
An evil organization who opposes the Heroes' Association.


 * Card Carrying Villains
 * Evil Is One Big Happy Family
 * Oddly Small Organization
 * Chapter nineteen confirms this as their true goal.

Crea Mizushima
The leader of Jackal who made the technology of Ratman's APPEND GEAR. Mirea's older sister.


 * Bare Your Midriff
 * But Not Too Foreign
 * Diabolical Mastermind
 * Hot Scientist
 * Mad Scientist
 * Parental Abandonment: Her parents died when she was younger.
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * Shipper on Deck: For Mirea and Shuto. She finds watching "teen drama" amusing.
 * Stocking Filler
 * Zettai Ryouki

Gengo Mizushima
The Grandfather of Crea and Mirea.


 * Mad Scientist
 * Miniature Senior Citizens

The Combatant Jackies
The foot soldiers of Jackal.


 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": They wear "J" shaped belt buckles.
 * Faceless Goons
 * Minion with an F In Evil
 * Mooks
 * Skeletons in the Coat Closet: What their costumes are designed to invoke.
 * The Voiceless: One does talk in disguise.

The Heroes' Association
An association who regulate heroes from commercial companies.


 * Corporate Sponsored Superheroes: With the exception of heroes in Social Order Secret Security.
 * Empire with a Dark Secret

Heroes

S-List/Social Order Secret Security/S-Security
A secret team of special forces who take care of any organizations that work against the Heroes Association and handles in-fights between heroes.

Hijiri Midou/Kreios
A member of S-Security.


 * Flechette Storm
 * I'm Not a Hero, I'm X: Does not call himself a hero.
 * Knife Nut
 * Reverse Grip
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * Teleport Cloak

Shiki Kazamori/Unchain
Young man who saved Shuto, but is not what he seems.


 * Bad Powers, Good People: Is really a nice guy... in his human form.
 * The Berserker: When he gets going in a fight.
 * Bishounen
 * Cannibalism Superpower
 * Evil Counterpart: A shady organization's guinea pig and personal muscle? Check. Evil Is One Big Happy Family setting and genuinely supportive and caring coworkers? NOPE. Poor thing...
 * Evil Knockoff: As Unchain he looks suspiciously similar to Ratman, though his powers are 100% natural.
 * Extra Eyes: Has four of them as Unchain.
 * Fangs Are Evil: As Unchain.
 * Flight: Even in human form.
 * Horror Hunger: Really wants to eat Ratman, and anyone else carrying the.
 * Hurting Villain
 * I'm Not a Hero, I'm X: But he was really flattered when Shuuto called him one.
 * Laughing Mad: When he finds out Shuuto is Ratman.
 * More Teeth Than the Osmond Family: Like Ratman, Unchain's faceplate can morph into a mouth full of pointy teeth.
 * New Transfer Student
 * No Sense of Personal Space: Around Shuto.
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Psychic Powers: Telekinesis and Precognition.
 * Psycho Prototype: Hinted to be one by Shouichiro Kizaki.
 * Social Darwinist
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: His "hero" form.
 * Transformation Trinket: A reversed cross with a chain on it.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Saeki/ANKaiser
A hero working for the security company ANK Security.


 * Jerkass: Is perfectly willing to put innocents at risk for his own ego and arrogance, and is scornful of Ratman's idealism.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Much more jerk than heart of gold, but he has his moments. See Pet the Dog below.
 * Multicolored Hair: Has two-tone hair, one shade is lighter than the other.
 * Pet the Dog: His civilian persona is way much more likeable than his hero persona; he even teaches Shuuto how to box properly.
 * Sleeves Are for Wimps
 * Superheroes Wear Capes

Van Guardner
A hero working for the security company City Guard.


 * Barrier Warrior
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Superheroes Wear Capes: He gets rid of the cape when he gets a new hero suit in Episode 25.

Heavenly Maiden
A heroic swordswoman.


 * Action Girl
 * Hair Decorations
 * Hot Chick with a Sword
 * Panty Shot: Her dress exposes her panties.
 * Zettai Ryouki

Sakaida/Randolman
A hero who pulled himself out of unemployment and started his own business.


 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": Wears a "R" on his chest.
 * Heroic Build: Averted
 * Something Person

Crystal Fighter PRISMMAN
A hero team working for Gimza Jewelry Taki. The members are Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue, and Topaz Yellow.


 * Chromatic Arrangement
 * Color Characters
 * Gemstone Assault
 * Sentai
 * Transformation Trinket: They use gemstones corresponding to their assigned colors.

Ruby Red
The leader of PRISMMAN.


 * Glory Hound: His ego cause his other teammates to go against him. He got better after he and the others were beaten by Ratman.
 * Law of Chromatic Superiority: Averted, he still has trouble fighting the other members when they gang up on him.
 * Playing with Fire: Ruby Flame
 * The Captain/The Leader: Deconstructed

Sapphire Blue

 * The Lancer

Topaz Yellow

 * The Quiet One: Rarely talks except when transforming.

Akiba Holy Girls
A team of maid themed heroes working for Holy Star Café.


 * Amazon Brigade
 * Broomstick Quarterstaff: One of them wields one.
 * Dual Tonfas: One of them wields them.
 * Guns Akimbo: One dual wields two airsoft sub-machine guns.
 * Meido
 * Ninja Maid
 * Rollerblade Good: They wear rollerblades to quickly navigate around Akihabara.

2 Unidentified Heroes

 * Arm Cannon: They are equipped with them, one has it on his left while the other has it on his right.
 * Superheroes Wear Capes

Taishi Hosokawa/Fatman
A hero working for his family's restaurant Pizza Fat.


 * Acrofatic
 * Bland-Name Product: Pizza Fat
 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": Wears a "F" on his mask.
 * Cool Car: The Fat Mobile, an Expy of the Bat Mobile.
 * Henshin Hero
 * Heroic Build: Averted
 * Kevlard: His super power.
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Fat control
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: His fat can be used as muscle and it allows him to take hits.

Shiningman
The hero who inspired Shuto to become a hero.


 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": Wears a "S" on his helmet.
 * Finishing Move: Shining Ray
 * Light'Em Up: His power; he is called Shiningman after all.
 * The Paragon: He inspired Shuuto to be a hero, and its implied he is this to the other heroes as well.
 * Something Person
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * Superheroes Wear Capes

Mr. Big Horn
Exclusive hero of fast food chain Bison Burger who moved from the United States to Japan.


 * Animal-Themed Superbeing: Based on bisons supposedly but more likely Texas Longhorns.
 * Superheroes Wear Capes

Mr. Carsonbo
The commercial hero for Sunny Insurance.


 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": Has an "S" on his "neck guard."
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * Superhero Packing Heat

Shouichiro Kizaki
President of the Heroes' Association and Rio's father.


 * Overprotective Dad
 * Skunk Stripe

Big Mama
The maid of the Kizaki Manor.


 * Apron Matron
 * Broomstick Quarterstaff
 * Maid

Billy
A man from another country who is Rio's personal trainer.


 * Calling Your Attacks
 * Finishing Move:"Billy The Beat Fang"
 * Scary Black Man

Chihaya Sugimura
A reporter for a heroes magazine.


 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Intrepid Reporter
 * Meganekko

Nozomi Katsuragi
Mother of Shuto, Ana, and Yuna.


 * Skirt Over Slacks

Ana & Yuna Katsuragi
Shuto's little twin sisters.


 * Annoying Younger Sibling: Ana to Shuto.
 * Hair Decorations: Ana wears a black ribbon with her hair bun on the left side of her head, while Yuna wears a white ribbon with her hair bun on the right side of her head.
 * Identical Twin ID Tag
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl

Kanta Matsui
Shuto's friend and classmate.


 * Bromantic Foil
 * Otaku

Anzu Hosokawa
Sister of Taishi and employee of her family's restaurant Pizza Fat.


 * Hair Decorations
 * Formerly Fat
 * Meaningful Name: Her name means apricot.
 * Zettai Ryouki

Roiko Andou
An android created by Hironobu Andou.


 * Arm Cannon: Her right arm has a sub-machine gun.
 * Blade Below the Shoulder / Laser Blade: Has a bracelet that creates one.
 * Do Not Call Me "Paul": Does not like to be called Roiko.
 * Hair Antennae: A single one.
 * Miraculous Malfunction: Her sentience.
 * Punny Name: In Japanese naming order her name would be "Andou Roiko" . It irks her that her creator is lazy in naming sense.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Robot Girl
 * Rocket Punch: Super Warrior Fist
 * Trouser Space: Has missiles hidden in her skirt.

Dr. Hironobu Andou
An out of work inventor who created Roiko.


 * Megane
 * The Professor
 * Robot Master