Cyborg 009/Characters

The cast of Cyborg 009:

Our Heroes/The 00-Team
Joe Shimamura, aka Cyborg 009. The Hero and most advanced of the nine cyborgs, with a more powerful body and his semi-unique Acceleration Mode, which enabled him to move at incredible speeds via a switch hidden in one of his teeth. Very sensitive and compassionate, he sometimes wound up juggling the Hero Ball while trying to avoid difficult decisions.


 * Ace Pilot
 * Akira Kamiya (Radio dramas)
 * Badass Driver
 * But Not Too Foreign - Half-Japanese and half-American.
 * Cartwright Curse
 * Character Development - Is forced to throw away a part of his naïvete as time goes on, but does his best to remain gentle and compassionate without losing his backbone.
 * Conveniently an Orphan - his father is never acknowledged.
 * In the 2007 Skull Man anime, its revealed that
 * The Hero - Maybe one of the best examples in anime
 * Heroic BSOD -
 * Hey Its That Voice: Tai, is that you?
 * Katsuji Mori - 1968 series, under "Setsuya Tanaka"
 * Kazuhiko Inoue - 1979 series and 1980 movie
 * Japanese Delinquents - Was one in the original manga and some adaptations.
 * Lightning Bruiser - Very powerful and very fast.
 * Not Himself - Happens twice; first during the Ixquic incident, and later during.
 * Orphanage of Love - Lived in one of these in the 2001 series
 * Peek a Bangs
 * Save the Villain - Attempts this more than once.
 * Shoot the Dog
 * Takahiro Sakurai - 2001 series
 * Takeshi Kusao - 2009 CD dramas
 * Time Stands Still - How he perceives the world while acclerated.

Ivan Whisky, aka Cyborg 001. A small Russian baby with incredible Psychic Powers - in fact, he was likely the most powerful of the lot, but using them left him exhausted, and he could only use them to their fullest after sleeping for two weeks. Played the Chessmaster at times, co-ordinating attacks and providing the enemy's weaknesses.


 * Baby Genius
 * The Chessmaster
 * Creepy Child (One or twice skirts the line, but thankfully it's not very common)
 * Goo Goo Godlike
 * Heavy Sleeper (Justified Trope due to his weak body)
 * Hey Its That Voice: Sounds a lot like Gomamon in the dub.
 * Kana Ueda
 * Katsue Miwa - 2009 CD dramas
 * Not Allowed to Grow Up (Was made a cyborg when few months old, so he'll be stuck in the body of a baby forever)
 * Russian Guy Suffers Most (Of course!)
 * Wise Beyond His Months
 * The Woobie (It's almost impossible to not feel bad for him when his backstory is revealed.)
 * The Woobie (It's almost impossible to not feel bad for him when his backstory is revealed.)

Jet Link, aka Cyborg 002. A Fiery Redhead from New York City, he used to be part of a gang before getting into just a little too much trouble and winding up with Black Ghost. In addition to being able to fly via rocket engines in the soles of his feet, he possessed the prototype Accelerator, underscoring his relationship with Joe.


 * The Ace - In the Gary Stu-style stories he tells to his young friend Jimmy in the 2001 series, at least.
 * Awesome McCoolname - Jet Link. Doubles as a Meaningful/Ironic Name.
 * Bash Brothers - With Albert and Joe
 * Big Brother Mentor - To his little New York friend Jimmy and a bunch of esper children.
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Character Development - Compare the selfish, whiny Jerkass from the beginning, who bitches everyone out because he just wants to bash Black Ghost... with the strong, loyal Jerk With a Heart of Gold of the second part who cries when  and, in the Grand Finale,.
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Delinquent - Was a Street Urchin before Black Ghost got to him.
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Hot Blooded - VERY much.
 * Hideyuki Hori - 2009 CD dramas
 * Gag Nose - And holy shit HOW.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Lethal Chef - Due to refusing Chang's lessons. Whoops.
 * The Lancer - To Joe
 * Red Oni Blue Oni - Again, to either Joe or Albert. And to Francoise, to a degree.
 * Showtaro Morikubo - 2001 version

Francoise Arnoul, aka Cyborg 003. A French ballerina who was given vastly enhanced hearing and sight, making her great at surveillance... if not so good at the whole direct combat thing (and she painfully knows it). Depending on the adaptation, she ranges from The Chick to Action Girl; however, she always serves as The Heart of the team and Joe's Love Interest (the only one immune to the whole Cartwright Curse thing...)


 * Affirmative Action Girl
 * Battle Couple - With Joe.
 * Brought Down to Normal - Her powers can be disrupted by sandstorms and such things.
 * Hey Its That Voice: Hey it's Kaoru!
 * And Kagome!
 * I Just Want to Be Normal - Goes through this early on; later transitions to I Just Want To Have More Pro-Active Powers.
 * Kazuko Sugiyama - 1979 series and 1980 movie
 * Machiko Toyoshima - 2009 CD dramas
 * Mission Control - She works best with Ivan and Gilmore.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Satsuki Yukino - 2001 version
 * The Chick - Though she's more outspoken than the standard.
 * Team Mom - Not only to Ivan and Jet (the youngest members of the cast, at least physically), but to everyone in the team. Lampshaded more than once.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway - Portrayed very realistically, since having to watch the guys fight - and nearly get themselves killed at times - left Francoise feeling helpless at times and nearly sent her into a Heroic BSOD once or twice. Didn't prevent her Crowning Moment of Awesome, though...
 * Wrench Wench - In the 2001 series, apparently thanks to her enhancements. Which let her dismantle a biological bomb on her own.

Albert Heinrich, aka Cyborg 004. A quiet, thoughtful, sensitive, German man in his 30's with a talent for Deadpan Snarking and plans who had most of his body replaced with various weaponry. His terribly tragic past doesn't help much, either.


 * Arm Cannon - He has gun barrels for fingers on one hand; he has to hide this by wearing gloves. For bonus points, there's a knife on the side of his other hand, and he has Knee Cannons, too. And in some versions, the guy even had a nuclear bomb in his stomach.
 * Artificial Limbs - Goes hand-in-hand with the above. His body is the most obviously reconstructed of the lot.
 * Big Brother Mentor - Towards Francoise, Jet and Joe.
 * Cybernetics Eat Your Soul - Subverted, though he has difficulty remembering this at times.
 * Fan Service - Lots of Shirtless Scenes. Hot damn...
 * Fatal Attractor - If you're attracted to him, well, good luck.
 * Germanic Depressives - Comes from his past as an East Germany runaway and how It Got Worse
 * Monochromatic Eyes - His eyes are completely white in the manga and earlier anime versions. In the 2001 series, his eyes have light blue sclera and dark blue irises with no pupils.
 * Keaton Yamada - 1979 series and 1980 movie
 * Nobuo Tobita - 2001 series
 * Nobutoshi Canna - 2009 CD dramas
 * The Smart Guy - Of the Genius Bruiser variety.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * Tragic Keepsake - His dead girlfriend Hilda's ring.
 * What Measure Is a Non Human - Is the one with more modifications, since his body was horribly torn in the explosion that killed Hilda. Sometimes worries about it very much, specially in "Compu Utopia" and "Man or machine?".

Geronimo Junior, aka Cyborg 005. A mature, wise, very gentle Native American who was basically transformed into a walking tank, with superhuman strength and endurance unmatched by any of his teammates. In the 2001 series, he also possesses a bond with nature that isn't one of his Black Ghost-given powers.


 * Akio Ohtsuka - 2001 series
 * Badass - When he gets to fight, his powers let him plow through quite a bit of mooks
 * Banjo Ginga - 1979 series and 1980 movies.
 * Big Brother Mentor - To Francoise and Joe, to a degree.
 * Friend to All Living Things
 * Genius Bruiser and Gentle Giant
 * Made of Iron
 * Magical Native American - In the 2001 series, he shows a considerable empathy with nature that wasn't part of his upgrades.
 * The Quiet One
 * Super Strength
 * Ryuzaburo Ohtomo - 2009 CD dramas
 * Talking the Monster To Death - Normally The Quiet One, he pulls this off against.
 * Unfortunate Implications - His design, mostly, but otherwise he's a surprisingly well-done character and sort-of an Ensemble Darkhorse.

Chang Changku, aka Cyborg 006. A cheerful Chinese chef who was given the ability to shoot fire out of his mouth. He uses his considerable cooking skills to keep the team together and well-fed, as well as providing a fair amount of the comic relief alongside 007.


 * Chafurin - 2001 series
 * Chef of Iron
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Kozo Shioya - 2009 CD dramas
 * Mundane Utility - Uses his firebreathing to cook.
 * Playing With Fire
 * Plucky Comic Relief
 * Team Chef - And Team Dad. And Team Mom.
 * Stealth Pun - He can use his powers to tunnel through rock. That's right, he's a Chinese Fire Drill.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds - With 007.

Great Britain (or 'G.B.' in the 2001 english dub), aka Cyborg 007. Once one of the best British actors, he was transformed into a Shapeshifting Master of Disguise who could transform into anything simply by touching his bellybutton. He frequently plays a Large Ham to entertain the others and distract them from navelgazing.


 * Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever - Uses this against a stampede of mutated animals. Doubles as Full Frontal Assault as he's either naked (manga) or in a Loin Cloth (2001 series)
 * The Atoner - Tries to be this in "The Fog of London" episode of the 2001 series.
 * Backstory - In all continuities, he's a former actor, but the details behind his fall from the spotlight vary:
 * '60s series: A Former Child Star who's still Just a Kid when Black Ghost decides to use him in their experiments.
 * '79 series: Used to go hiking in the mountains with his best friend, a fellow actor. During one of their trips, however, equipment failure led to his friend falling to his death. Since this happened shortly after his friend had gotten a lead role over him, everyone assumed he'd killed him out of jealousy. Unable to Clear His Name and reeling from the loss, he descended into depression and became a drunkard.
 * 2001 series: Started out in a small theater with his close friends and his girlfriend, Sophia.
 * Bald of Awesome - Though the flashbacks in his Backstory show him with blond hair.
 * Cross Dressing Voices: Voiced by Machiko Soga (AKA Bandora/Rita Repulsa) in the 60's anime and movie. In the rest of the anime adapations, he was voiced by males.
 * Executive Meddling - His stint as 009's Bratty Half Pint Kid Sidekick in the '60s anime; this is used for a few Mythology Gags now and then.
 * Flip Flop of God - While the '60s anime was running, Ishinomori incorporated his child persona into the manga by having Gilmore upgrade him. First introduced as a permanent new form, it later flitted between Sleep Mode Size to a Super Deformed mode for comedy moments to being discarded and forgotten entirely and back again. A Whole Chapter Flashback that Retconned their escape so that 007 was already in child mode (or just flat-out a child) didn't help, either...
 * James Bondage - Mainly in the '79 series, where his attempts to spy on the enemy often went awry. He was more savvy in the 2001 one.
 * Keiichi Nanba - 2009 CD dramas
 * Master of Disguise - Uses his abilities like this. His acting skills are very helpful, too.
 * Morphic Resonance - Tends to keep his distinctive eyes while transformed, except when playing Body Double.
 * Plucky Comic Relief
 * Rubber Man and Voluntary Shapeshifting - His powers
 * Sad Clown - With a very, very complex and sad backstory
 * The Mind Is a Plaything of The Body - Subverted. He's so good a stage actor that it seems like he's become the person he's shapeshifted into, but on the inside it's still G.B..
 * Yuichi Nagashima - 2001 anime

Pyunma, aka Cyborg 008. An African ex-slave/guerrilla warrior (depends heavily on which media we're talking about) who was remodeled into an underwater warrior, able to swim at great speeds and breathe underwater. Was also one of the only cyborgs who had combat experience before crossing paths with Black Ghost.


 * Cain and Abel - In the 2001 series,
 * Darkest Africa - Subverted in the 2001 anime; played straight in the original manga and earlier adaptations, where he was an ex-slave.
 * Dark Skinned Blond - 2001 series.
 * The Smart Guy - Skilled tactician, very level-headed.
 * Kazuyuki Sogabe - 1980 movie
 * Koji Totani - 1979 series
 * Mitsuo Iwata - 2001 series
 * Toshio Furukawa - 2009 CD dramas
 * Unfortunate Implications - His was... a product of its times, despite the very anti racist tone of the manga. The '79 movie and  toned this down considerably, though not ... making for a very stark contrast between him and any other Africans that appeared.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway - Partially averted in the 2001 series: he was one of the more experienced fighters and good at tactical combat, but he didn't get many chances to show off his powers  Then in the Grand Finale, he gets to

Doctor Issac Gilmore, a Jewish scientist who worked on the cyborg project before deciding to defect from Black Ghost and helping them escape. He comes to view the cyborgs as his adoptive children, and serves as The Professor and Team Dad.


 * The Atoner
 * Makoto "Mugihito" Terada
 * The Professor
 * Reluctant Mad Scientist -
 * Team Dad - Becomes a father figure for the Cyborgs. Good thing, since several of them were orphans or abandoned by their parents.
 * Takeshi Aono - 2009 CD dramas
 * What the Hell Hero - Gets called out twice in the 2001 series -  The '79 series also had him getting called out by

The Black Ghost Organization
Black Ghost, aka Scarl. The commander of the Black Ghost Organization, he plans to create a Crapsack World torn apart by constant, profitable wars. His other hobbies include setting up Sadistic Choices and no-win situations that leave the rebel cyborgs questioning their victories.


 * Complete Monster
 * Fallen Hero: not shown in the anime, but within the larger Ishinomori-verse, Black Ghost is revealed to be Its questionable if this is canon to 009 or a reference exclusive to the source, however.
 * Hey Its That Voice: In the dub, that's Myotismon.
 * Kinda Hilarious in Hindsight, Tai and Gomamon get to face against him again. (see above for 009 and 001)
 * Hidekatsu Shibata - 2009 CD dramas
 * Magnificent Bastard --> Smug Snake
 * Mask Power
 * Norio Wakamoto
 * Sadistic Choice
 * Spell My Name With an S - Is his name Scarl, or is his alias Skull?
 * Villain Decay - In the 2001 series. Towards the end, his Dragon Klaus Von Bogoot is the one who looks more badass.
 * War for Fun And Profit

Cyborg 0010, the next result of the 00-project and the first assassin sent after the heroes. Like 009, he benefitted from being the latest model, has his own Accelerator, and got bonus lightning powers thrown into the mix. Unfortunately, he's also an overconfident Jerkass.


 * Electric Torture - First, but far from the last to employ this.
 * Evil Counterpart - 009 + Shock and Awe - Heroic Nature = 0010.
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Psycho Electro
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Psycho Electro

Cyborg 0011


 * Cybernetics Eat Your Soul
 * Evil Counterpart - To 004 this time around.
 * Villain Override
 * Tragic Monster

Cyborg 0012


 * Big Fancy House (In fact, )
 * Everything Trying to Kill You (LITERALLY)
 * Genius Loci
 * Sayuri Yamauchi
 * Tragic Monster (She originally was )
 * Tragic Monster (She originally was )

Cyborg 0013


 * Adult Child (acted like this outside the battle)
 * Anti Villain (One of the most sympathetic enemies in the series)
 * Cute Mute (Subverted: he was a boy in his teens and sometimes spoke... but only through telepathy)
 * Hidden Eyes
 * Kid With the Leash (of a huge robot)
 * Tragic Monster (

Dr. Klaus Von Bogoot


 * Complete Monster: Of the rare Magnificent Bastard type.
 * Cool Shades
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive (He posed around as a genius businessman to cover his experiments)
 * The Dragon and Evil Genius (To Scarl)
 * Mad Scientist (One willing to  to reach his goals)
 * Magnificent Bastard (Maybe the most diabolical and efficient enemy in the whole 2001 series)
 * Manipulative Bastard (Of course)
 * Unsho Ishizuka
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness (Pulls this on  first, then on   and ultimately on  .)
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness (Pulls this on  first, then on   and ultimately on  .)

The Greek Gods
Apollo, the leader of the Greek Gods who have 'returned to punish humanity for their sins!' He's really pumped about this, too.


 * A God Am I (He truly believes he's a God)
 * Akira Ishida
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Fiery Redhead (Expressive Hair included!)
 * Hot Blooded (Very, very much)
 * Kill It With Fire
 * Knight Templar Big Brother (Towards Artemis)
 * Large Ham ("GAAAAAIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!")
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity - Especially after.
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity - Especially after.

Artemis, the beautiful older sister of Apollo and his complete opposite. She takes no joy or pride in their duty, but sees it as just punishment, and nothing more.


 * The Archer
 * Defrosting Ice Queen - Thanks to 009, who makes her question her ways.
 * Humans Are Bastards - Her way of justifying their actions.
 * Lady of War
 * Living Emotional Crutch (For Apollo, )
 * Mad Jerkass God's Beautiful Older Sister
 * Minami Takayama (Her seiyuu)
 * My Duty Right Or Wrong
 * Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette
 * Woman in White
 * Woman in White

Hera, the Psychic of the Gods (as opposed to being the Queen). Possesses the stock Psychic Powers of psychokinesis, mindreading, and teleporting.


 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Lady of War
 * Mind Over Matter
 * Mind Probe
 * Woman in White

Achilles


 * Achilles Heel - Literally, of course.
 * Cats Are Mean - Half Cyborg, half panthera
 * Evil Counterpart - To 009 again.
 * Super Speed

Minotaur


 * A Load of Bull - Literally
 * Electric Torture
 * Shock and Awe - From his horns

Poseidon


 * The Giant
 * Kill It With Water

Atlas


 * Gentle Giant
 * Made of Iron
 * Super Strength

Pan


 * Cheerful Child
 * Harmful to Minors - The youngest of the Gods, looks around 10 years old as much
 * Speech Impaired Child Satyr, bordering on Cute Mute
 * Tagalong Kid

Nereus


 * Everything's Better With Hippos...?
 * The Gods Who Don't Do Anything - The Gods Must Be Lazy...?
 * Team Pet

Doctor Gaia, an old colleague of Gilmore's, though not an old friend. "My Gods can beat up your cyborgs! Who's laughing now, huh?"


 * Evil Counterpart - Gilmore's self-declared Rival.


 * Smug Snake

The Psychic/Assassins
Doctor Gamo Whisky - Another colleague and rival of Gilmore's, as well as 's Disappeared Dad. Already not very well in the head beforehand, Gamo went fully nuts searching for a cure for his child's lethal illness, ended up as a borderline Complete Monster and then used a group of Time Travelers for his own purposes, deleting their memories to make them his puppets.


 * Disappeared Dad (To )
 * Evil Counterpart (To Gilmore, so much)
 * Evil Mentor (To the Psychic Assassins)
 * Love Makes You Evil (AND HOW)
 * Mad Scientist
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Smug Snake
 * Smug Snake

Nicholas -. In the middle of an apocalyptic future, this young man discovered a lost journal that depicted more peaceful, love-filled times, thus. Unfortunately, It Got Worse.


 * Cain and Abel (With
 * The Hero
 * Tall Dark and Handsome
 * Tragic Keepsake (His pendant. )
 * Tall Dark and Handsome
 * Tragic Keepsake (His pendant. )
 * Tragic Keepsake (His pendant. )

Lina - A membress of the Psychic Assassins, she appears to be a cold bitch but is actually the most soft-hearted and gentle of the group. She seems to be the only one who retains a part of her memories, attempting to take care of Phil since he reminds her of her missing little brother and hesitating more than once in regards to her mission.


 * Action Girl
 * Broken Bird
 * Dark Magical Girl (Despite her powers being psychic and not magical, Lina acts like a DMG)
 * Dead Little Sister
 * Living Emotional Crutch: To Phil, despite his protests.
 * Mie Sonozaki
 * Silk Hiding Steel: Gentlest of the group but still a part of the group. She does NOT pull punches while fighting.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * Uncanny Valley Girl (In her first apparition)
 * White Haired Pretty Girl
 * The Woobie
 * The Woobie

Phil - The youngest of the group, very childish and impulsive. Is often the first one to experience the downside of his powers.


 * Big Bad Wannabe (Being a boy not older than 12, he gets drained much quicker whenever he tries to show off his enormous powers)
 * Bratty Half Pint
 * Creepy Child
 * Cross Dressing Voices (Voiced by Mitsuki Saiga in the Japanese original. Averted in other dubs, though)
 * Cry Cute (And how)
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me (He harshly tells that to Lina whenever she attempts mothering him)
 * Hot Blooded
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Morality Pet: To Mai, who
 * Never Live It Down (He's most remembered for biting Jet's nose than anything else)
 * The Worf Effect - See his introductory blurb.
 * The Woobie - The scene where  has had lots of people wibbling.
 * The Worf Effect - See his introductory blurb.
 * The Woobie - The scene where  has had lots of people wibbling.

Mai - Snarky, cold and efficient, this young woman is the most levelheaded and mentally stable member of the group.


 * Action Girl
 * Broken Bird
 * Emotionless Girl (in the beginning)
 * Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette
 * Romi Paku
 * Team Mom (For the Quirky Miniboss Squad, nonetheless)
 * Uncanny Valley Girl (In her first apparition)
 * Uncanny Valley Girl (In her first apparition)

Cain - Field leader of the group and The Dragon to Dr. Gamo. Very aggressive in the use of his powers, but with far more skill than the Hot Blooded Phil.


 * Blood Knight: Self-admitted, too.
 * Cain and Abel (With
 * Cool Shades
 * Magnificent Bastard
 * Tall Dark and Snarky
 * Toshiyuki Morikawa
 * Toshiyuki Morikawa

The Pu'Awak Sisters
The five princesses from the Pu'Awak subterranean kingdom, forced into slavery by their rivals the Athans, which have them as their living food supplies. The Black Ghost group comes in and offers help, but soon they prove themselves to be just as bad as the Athans, and force the five girls to be a part of their plans. However, the girls decide to rebel themselves... And yes, they're quintuplets. Look at the color of their tiara jewels to distinguish them.

Viina The eldest sister, has a blue tiara. She's also the first one to rebel, when  She and 004 fight a lot because he doesn't trust her intentions, but they ultimately bond over their wish to be free, change their destinies and give their people a better life.


 * Big Sister Instinct (She was more or less loyal, until )
 * Broken Bird
 * Heroic BSOD
 * Plucky Girl
 * Ship Tease (Had quite a bit of chemistry with 004 once they came to trust each other more)
 * Talking To Herself (The five girls were voiced by Yuki Masuda)
 * Tomboy (The only sister who uses pants)
 * Twin Telepathy (Can use her and her sisters's psychic bond to see what the other girls can see and know what they think. )

Aphros Second sister, green tiara. Outspoken and strongwilled, is the leader of the girls when Viina's not around.


 * Armor Piercing Slap (Has a mean backhand)
 * Plucky Girl
 * Twin Telepathy
 * What the Hell Hero
 * Woman in White
 * Yuki Masuda

Deena Third sister, pink tiara. Quiet and gentle, is a mediator between Daphne and Aphros. And... well, not much more is known.


 * The Heart
 * Nice Girl
 * Twin Telepathy
 * Woman in White
 * Yuki Masuda

Daphne Fourth sister, purple tiara. Very insecure and heavily traumatised by the whole deal.


 * Fragile Flower
 * Spy Catsuit
 * Twin Telepathy
 * Woman in White
 * Yuki Masuda
 * Yuki Masuda

Helen The youngest of the girls, red tiara. Also quite insecure, but for a different reason:


 * Laser Guided Amnesia
 * Mysterious Waif
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Twin Telepathy
 * Yuki Masuda
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness

Other Characters
Dr. Koizumi, an old friend of Gilmore's who provides the newly escaped rebels with shelter and advice, helping them adapt to their new lives as best he can.


 * Cat Smile
 * James Bondage (Towards the end of the Japan arc)
 * The Medic (Creates the antidote to 0011's poison pretty much singlehandedly. And counsels a dispirited Gilmore while at it, too.)
 * The Professor (Nobel prize level, according to Gilmore)

Hilda, Albert's fiancee, who tried to escape from war-torn East Germany with him. It didn't end well. To make matters worse, it's implied in most versions that they only got caught because Albert forgot to take his wallet back from the guard after showing him his pass. The guard called out, Albert panicked, and... Well, the results are obvious.


 * Death By Origin Story
 * Go Out With a Smile
 * Stuffed Into the Fridge

Cynthia Finder, daughter of a scientist who was forced to work for Black Ghost. To keep him in line, they kidnap Cynthia some time later and try to use her as a hostage, but she's rescued by the Cyborgs. She asks them to help her rescue her dad, but is deeply shaken when she discovers what Dr. Finder has been doing...


 * Actual Pacifist
 * Break the Cutie: Her childhood.
 * Broken Bird
 * Calling the Old Man Out (Cynthia does this as she learns that her dad is building )
 * Damsel in Distress
 * Hair Decorations (Has a pretty pink headband)
 * Missing Mom (Who was shot to death in front of young Cynthia, hence her staunch pacifism)
 * Pink Means Feminine
 * {Reluctant Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
 * Tomoko Kawakami

Princess Ixquic, the guardian of a mysterious pyramid made of gold, along with a robot named Kabrakan. She's very kind and gentle, but also clingy and weak-willed; to make things worse, Kabrakan often goes in murderous rampages as soon as it sees/senses other people around, and she cannot control its instincts.


 * Die for Our Ship: 003/009 shippers loathe her. How badly written her episode was and Joe's change of character because of it don't help her case, sadly.
 * Everythings Better With Princesses (Even when she's not 100% a Princess, but just a guardian)
 * Kid With the Leash (Of Kabrakan. And she's real bad at her work, despite her tries)
 * Mysterious Waif
 * Raven Hair Ivory Skin
 * Shrinking Violet (due to her isolation)
 * Sumi Shimamoto
 * Wangst: The other main complain thrown towards her. She has very good reasons to angst, don't get us wrong, but the narrative tries to force the viewer to pity her and it all backfires.
 * Woman in White
 * Sumi Shimamoto
 * Wangst: The other main complain thrown towards her. She has very good reasons to angst, don't get us wrong, but the narrative tries to force the viewer to pity her and it all backfires.
 * Woman in White

Jimmy, A young boy from New York that befriends Jet when he returns home and lives in the Bronx.


 * Cheerful Child
 * Disappeared Dad
 * Hair of Gold

Cathy, Jimmy's recently-divorced mother, she works very hard to sustain herself and her boy but has grown disillusioned of the world. Considers Jet as a mere slacker and jerk that fills Jimmy's head with stupid fantasies at first...


 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Plucky Girl

Arisu, A young girl that Joe meets when travelling through the Japanese countryside. She claims at first that a bunch of men are following her, but there's more than meets the eye...


 * Alice Allusion
 * Distressed Damsel
 * Little Miss Snarker
 * Mysterious Waif
 * Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette
 * Trickster Mentor (to Joe, to a degree)
 * Woman in White (Better said, Little Girl In White)
 * Woman in White (Better said, Little Girl In White)

Carl Eckermann. The son of an old friend of Gilmore. He develops a crush on Francoise when the Cyborg Team visit his father in the cyber city that father and son built, Compu-Utopia.


 * Die for Our Ship (Almost in the league of Ixquic)
 * Hot Scientist (Or better said, Hot Head Engineer)
 * Lonely Rich Kid (As a child)
 * Mad Scientist's Handsome Son (Partially, since his dad is less evil/mad and more emotionally disconnected)
 * Shinichiro Miki
 * Teen Genius
 * The White Prince
 * Shinichiro Miki
 * Teen Genius
 * The White Prince
 * The White Prince

Shinichi Ibaraki, Masaru Oyamada and Mary Onodera. One upon a time, Two Guys and A Girl were Joe's friends in his times in the orphanage (or as a teen delinquents, in the manga). They cared for him very much and he saw them as his first True Companions ever. Later, they'll meet again...


 * Dark Skinned Redhead (Mary, hinted to be half-American like Joe)
 * Isshin Chiba (Ibaraki)
 * Full Frontal Assault (they discard their clothes to show Joe )
 * Takako Honda (Mary)
 * Isshin Chiba (Ibaraki)
 * Full Frontal Assault (they discard their clothes to show Joe )
 * Takako Honda (Mary)
 * Takako Honda (Mary)