Hot Wheels Battle Force 5/Characters

Vert Wheeler
The leader of the Battle Force 5.

Voiced by Mark Hildreth

 * Awesome Moment of Crowning: Is crowned the leader of the Sentient Council Of Five at the end of season 2.
 * The Chosen One
 * The Hero
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: He wields a sword, and this trope extends to his vehicle, the Saber.
 * Jumped At the Call: He didn't really mind getting pulled into an interdimensional war, he actually rather enjoyed it.

Agura Ibaden
Second-in-command and the team's Spec-Ops officer.

Voiced by Kathleen Barr

 * Action Girl: Full stop. She may be the only girl on the team but she's one of their toughest members.
 * Berserk Button: Turns out she's an animal lover. Do not threaten an endangered species around her. Kyburi found this out the hard way.
 * The Lancer
 * One of the Boys
 * Scarily Competent Tracker
 * Tomboy

Zoom Takazumi
The team's Scout.

Voiced by Alessandro Juliani

 * The Chosen One
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Kid Appeal Character
 * Martial Arts Headband

Sherman Cortez
Battle Force 5's Tactical Operator.

Voiced by Brian Drummond

 * Bash Brothers: With Spinner.
 * Big Little Brother
 * Genius Bruiser

Spinner Cortez
Battle Force 5's Tech-Support.

Voiced by Gabe Khouth

 * Anime Hair
 * Bash Brothers: With Sherman.
 * Challenge Gamer: To put this in perspective, Spinner once played against Vert in a racing video game while blindfolded... and he won!
 * Playful Hacker
 * Plucky Comic Relief

Stanford Isaac Rhodes IV
The team's Artillery Expert.

Voiced by Noel Johansen

 * Butt Monkey
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Though he can act obnoxious and cowardly at times, Stanford's skills behind the wheel and using weaponry aren't shabby.
 * Friendly Sniper
 * Inferiority Superiority Complex
 * Royal Brat
 * Tan Lines: Stanford is tanned on his head and forearms, the rest of him is super-pale.

Sage
She is the team's mentor.

Voiced by Kira Tozer

 * Big Good
 * Cain and Abel: Sage is Abel.
 * Godzilla Threshold: Krytus' attempted conquest of the multiverse forced her across this.
 * Last of Her Kind: Sage is the last known Blue Sentient survivor.
 * The Medic
 * Mission Control
 * Voice with an Internet Connection
 * Mission Control
 * Voice with an Internet Connection

Voiced by Noel Johansen

 * Insufferable Genius: At first, but he gets better.
 * Selective Magnetism: His tool and weapon of choice.
 * Sixth Ranger
 * The Smart Guy
 * The Spock
 * When He Smiles: Inverted. When Tezz smiles, the team becomes a tad uncomfortable.

Voiced by Michael Dobson

 * The Big Guy
 * Canada, Eh?
 * Jumped At the Call: Pretty much all Vert had to do was explain the situation to him and he automatically wanted in.
 * Sixth Ranger

Zemerik
The tyrannical ruler of the Sark Empire.

Voiced by Michael Dobson

 * Badass Automaton
 * Big Bad: Alongside Kalus until the Red Sentients show up, at which point he kind of gets fazed out.
 * Dragon Ascendant: A successful one to Krytus eons ago after he gained free will, sealing Krytus and the Red Sentient 5 away.
 * Evil Sounds Deep: When he still served Krytus, his voice was considerably deeper.
 * Noble Fugitive: Currently on the run from Krytus.
 * Not So Stoic: Usually, Zemerik is smug and dispassionate, but he tends to lose his temper upon defeat.
 * Sliding Scale of Robot Intelligence: Zemerik is at level 4.
 * Smug Snake
 * The Minion Master
 * Tin Tyrant
 * Smug Snake
 * The Minion Master
 * Tin Tyrant

Zug
Zemerik's right-hand man.

Voiced by Brian Drummond
"Zemerik: Insufferable underling... Zug: Ooh, thank you Lord Zemerik! "
 * Battle Butler: A rare inversion of this trope.
 * Dumb Muscle
 * The Dragon: To Zemerik.
 * This Is a Drill
 * Top-Heavy Guy
 * Yes-Man
 * Yes-Man

The Zurk

 * Artificial Stupidity
 * Cyber Cyclops
 * Made of Plasticine
 * Mecha-Mooks
 * Sliding Scale of Robot Intelligence: Level 1
 * Zurk Rush

Captain Kalus
Warlord of the Vandal horde.

Voiced by Colin Murdock

 * Asskicking Equals Authority
 * Big Bad: Along side Zemerik at first, remains a Big Bad once the Red Sentients show up.
 * Badass
 * Magnificent Bastard
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy: He's a villain and seeks combat for it's own sake, but he's still got a strong sense of honor and on the occasions that he has to team with the Battle Force 5, he normally lets them go in peace when it's over.
 * Took a Level In Badass: After being defeated by Grimian, his response is to upgrade his ride and take one of these. Afterwards, he's even a match for Krytus in hand to hand combat, something even Vert had extreme difficulty doing.
 * Took a Level In Badass: After being defeated by Grimian, his response is to upgrade his ride and take one of these. Afterwards, he's even a match for Krytus in hand to hand combat, something even Vert had extreme difficulty doing.

Krocomodo
Second-in-command to Captain Kalus until Season 2.

Voiced by Brian Drummond

 * The Dragon
 * The Starscream: Krocomodo was this during Season 1, until Grimian became Kalus' second-in-command in Season 2.

Hatch
Kalus's "sorcerer".

Voiced by Kathleen Barr

 * Butt Monkey
 * Cross-Dressing Voices
 * Evil Genius
 * Evil Sorcerer: Practices Black Magic, though he's not very good at it.
 * Professional Butt-Kisser

Voiced by Colin Murdock

 * The Brute
 * Dumb Muscle
 * Everything's Even Worse with Sharks

Voiced by Scott Mcneil

 * Dragon with an Agenda: Books Krocomodo out of this spot.
 * Ultimately costs him, as Kalus eventually discovers Grimian's treachery, but settles for Cruel Mercy by banishing him the first time, the second time when Grimian betrays the entire planet to the Red Sentients, Kalus has had it with him. In their final battle, Kalus is actively trying to kill him instead of just chewing him out.
 * Kicked Upstairs: Kalus promotes him to second-in-command both as Cruel Mercy and to keep his eyes on him.
 * Les Collaborateurs: He's secretly in league with Krytus!
 * Sixth Ranger Traitor: Within the Vandals' Five-Bad Band.
 * Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty
 * Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty

Krytus
The leader of the Red Sentients.

Voiced by Brian Drummond

 * Big Bad: Replaces Zemerik.
 * Big No: In Get Zemerik in response to
 * Gets another in Unite And Strike when
 * Blade Below the Shoulder: Type 3. He can transform either one of his arms into a magma-blade.
 * Cain and Abel: Krytus is Cain.
 * Complete Monster
 * Eviler Than Thou: It says something when Zemerik's description of him is "the most malicious being in the multiverse".
 * Hair-Trigger Temper: He gets mad very easily.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * This Cannot Be!: Pretty much his reaction when
 * Villainous Breakdown: Turns out one of these
 * Has another in Get Zemerik when
 * This Cannot Be!: Pretty much his reaction when
 * Villainous Breakdown: Turns out one of these
 * Has another in Get Zemerik when

Kytren
The Reds' Scout.

Voiced by Michael Dobson

 * Dark Chick
 * Hulk Speak

Kyburi
The Reds' Huntress and Second-in-command.

Voiced by Kathleen Barr

 * The Dragon
 * Bad Boss
 * Energy Drain
 * Femme Fatalons
 * Praetorian Guard: She had a couple of Zurk programmed for this in one episode. They didn't last very long.

Krylox
The Reds' Tactical Operations and Tech-Support. I can't believe I just said that.

Voiced by Colin Murdock

 * The Brute
 * Doppelganger Attack

Kyrosis
The Reds' Artillery Expert.

Voiced by Mark Hildreth
"Kyrosis: Did I say something to make you angry, Kytren? Kytren: YES!!!
 * Apologetic Attacker: a bizarre example, in "Warrior Fire' he and Kytren have to rescue Kyburi, he insults Kytren, purposefully hyping him up for the fight, which they later win. As they are getting away, he explains his actions and apologizes, sort of, to Kytren.
 * Cold Sniper
 * Manipulative Bastard:

Kyrosis: Good, now we are ready to attack!"


 * The Quiet One: Doesn't talk much apart from phrases such as "locking onto target".
 * A Day in the Limelight: Until the webisode Warrior Fire, which gives him the most dialogue he's ever had!

The Ancient Ones

 * Big Bad: If Rawkus' monolouge about them at the end of season 2 is any indication, they'll be this in season 3.
 * Dark Is Evil
 * The Dreaded: Sage says it best when she says that they're something she hoped they'd never have to face.
 * Eldritch Abomination: We haven't seen their true appearance yet, just shadowy figures of them. But everything we've seen and heard about them just screams this.
 * Vagueness Is Coming: By the end of season 2, all we know about them is they're an ever bigger threat than Krytus, they have the power of darkness, and they're really, really bad.

Rawkus
A mysterious being responsible for maintaining balance in the Multiverse.

Voiced by Mike Acheson

 * Badass Biker: Drives a massive motorcycle and is effectively Badass enough to defeat all the Red Sentients by himself!
 * Balance Between Good and Evil: Works to maintain this.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Can come off a selfish jerk at first, but underneath it, he's actually a rather nice guy.
 * New Powers as the Plot Demands: Zigzagged, since he uses them only when he really needs to.
 * Volcanic Veins

Jack Wheeler
Vert's long lost father.

Voiced by Jim Byrnes

 * Disappeared Dad: According to Vert, he's been gone for years...

Zeke
The owner of the local diner.

Voiced by Colin Murdock

 * The Cuckoolander Was Right

Grace
The waitress at Zeke's Diner.

Voiced by Brian Drummond

 * Lawful Stupid

Shadow Speeders
The hostile inhabitants of the Shadowzone.
 * Exclusively Evil
 * Eldritch Abomination
 * Immortality Type 4: Even if you destroy one of them, it'll just reform right there on the spot.
 * Living Shadow
 * Unusual Ammo: The bolts of shadow energy that they fire from their Shadow Cycles actually scream as they fly through the air!
 * Was Once a Man

The Alpha-Code
A Sark cult found deep within the Toborian Badlands.
 * Color Coded for Your Convenience: Any Sark who is under their control is green.
 * Cult
 * Robot Sacrifice: They're shown sacrificing to a mysterious entity in the depths of a pit.
 * Robot Religion