Pokémon Black 2 and White 2/Characters

For characters from the previous games, see here. For Unova Pokémon, see here. Additional Pokémon are included, but the extent is unknown at this time.

Late Arrival Spoiler Warning: This page contains unmarked spoilers from Black and White, so caution is advised.

Unnamed Male Protagonist
"Voiced by: Miyu Irino (promo)"


 * Anime Hair: Much bushier than previous protagonists, but this could be due his visor making it stand up.
 * Brown Eyes
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Expy: His design is very similar to Hilbert's.
 * Nice Hat: Aversion; despite it being traditional for male protagonists to have a hat, he instead has a Nice Visor.

Unnamed Female Protagonist

 * Blue Eyes
 * Expy: Her design is somewhat reminiscent of Hilda's.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Nice Hat
 * Odango Hair
 * Proper Tights With a Skirt: A first for female player characters.
 * Tights Under Shorts: It's unclear whether she's actually wearing a skirt or a skort/pair of culottes instead.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Schrodinger's Player Character: She doesn't appear in the promo, and most of the prerelease material has focused on the male protagonist.

Unnamed Rival
"Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (promo)"


 * Anime Hair: One of the most notable examples in the series' history.
 * Anti Hero Substitute: To Cheren and Bianca, though they're still around.
 * Expy: Pretty much all the rivals up to this point in the series have some representation in him. He apparently takes some design cues from Silver and Cheren while his personality thus far seems to echo the ambitious drive shown by Barry and Blue.
 * Fan Nickname: Of a sort. After a demo on Pokemon Smash! had the girl playing the game naming the rival "Hihihiroshi" as a joke, some fans thought it was the rival's official name. Even after the misunderstanding was cleared up, fans have adopted the silly name until the official name arrives.
 * Hot Blooded: He is apparently passionate for Pokémon battles.
 * The Stoic: He's pretty subdued otherwise though.
 * The Rival
 * Real Men Wear Pink: Oddly enough, his Xtransceiver is pink, which contrasts with the red and yellow ones the male and female protagonists possess, respectively.
 * Red Eyes Take Warning: Not evil, but seems to be darker than more recent rivals, excluding Silver.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Cheren
"Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura (promo)"

Hilbert/Hilda's rival, who has since gone on to become a Normal-type Gym Leader. He is the first Gym Leader fought, giving out the Basic Badge. For tropes pertaining to his appearance in the previous games, see here.


 * Black Eyes
 * Childhood Friends: With Bianca.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Expository Hairstyle Change
 * Idiot Hair
 * Sharp Dressed Man
 * The Glasses Come Off: He apparently stopped wearing his glasses in-between games.
 * Luminescent Blush: It's natural blush, not triggered.
 * Non-Elemental
 * Warmup Boss: He's the first Gym Leader, even using a Patrat on his team.

Homika
A punk rocker specializing in Poison-type Pokémon. Her gym is in a music club. She is the second gym leader fought.


 * Adaptational Badass: An early Leader in the games, eighth and final Leader in the anime.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Early Bird Cameo: Homika will make her debut in the anime about a week before Black 2 and White 2 are released, presumably both for advertising purposes.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Nobody Loves the Bassist: Subverted. The bassist is the Gym Leader!
 * Poisonous Person
 * The Rock Star
 * The Southpaw: She plays the bass with her left hand.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Youthful Freckles

Shizui
A swimmer specializing in Water-type Pokémon.


 * Anime Hair
 * Big Brother Mentor: He's described to be like this to the protagonist.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Making a Splash
 * Memetic Outfit: His Tan Lines.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Walking Shirtless Scene
 * Walking Swimsuit Scene
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Elesa
"Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (promo)"

For tropes pertaining to her appearance in the previous games, see here.


 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Blue Eyes
 * The Coats Are Off: She does it in her battle against the protagonist in the trailer.
 * Cool Horse: Her Zebstrika is still around.
 * Cool Shades: Her headphones now have these built in.
 * Dye Hard: Appears to have dyed her hair black in the two years between Black and White and the sequels. That, or this is her natural color.
 * Everything's Nuttier With Flying Squirrels: Emolga. She still uses at least one.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Naked in Mink: What it seemed like she was in the promotional trailer, until she ripped off her coat to reveal the outfit underneath. She's still very Pretty in Mink though.
 * She's Got Legs
 * Stripperiffic
 * Shock and Awe

Skyla
For tropes pertaining to her appearance in the previous games, see here.


 * Blow You Away: Besides still specializing in Flying-types, it's now literal: her Gym is full of strong winds that blow people away.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Hair Decorations
 * Wind From Beneath My Wings

Bianca (Bel)
"Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (promo)"

Hilbert/Hilda's rival, who has since gone on to become an aide for Professor Juniper. She delivers the game's starting Pokémon to the new player character and their rival. For tropes pertaining to her appearance in the previous games, see here.


 * Childhood Friends: With Cheren.
 * Expository Hairstyle Change: It's gotten longer, apparently to make her look older.
 * Girlish Pigtails: They aren't really pigtails, but the swept-up parts of her hair seem to evoke this.
 * Green Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Meganekko: For some reason, she gained glasses between the two years. People joke that she stole them from Cheren, or at least received them from him in some manner.
 * Moe Stare: Similarly to the last game, her official art has her giving one.
 * Nice Hat: Now with a ribbon on the side.

Brycen (Hachiku)
The Gym leader of the Icirrus Gym and former movie star. He has since gone back to acting in Pokewood and it is currently unknown if he's an actual opponent. For tropes pertaining to his appearance in the previous games, see here.


 * An Ice Person
 * Black Eyes
 * Cool Mask
 * Fashionable Asymmetry
 * Slasher Smile: He plays a villain in Pokewood, sporting one of these.
 * Warrior Monk
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

N / Natural Harmonia Gropius
"Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (promo)"

The former leader of Team Plasma has gone missing with his dragon (Zekrom in Black, Reshiram in White) during the Time Skip. He apparently is the instigator of the main plot, and has been seen at Dragonspiral Tower. For tropes pertaining to his appearance in the previous games, see here


 * Badass Long Hair
 * Gray Eyes
 * Long Haired Pretty Boy
 * Nice Hat
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Achroma
"Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (promo)"

A mysterious researcher, studying Pokémon strength. Very little is known about him.


 * Badass Labcoat
 * Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: Black, white and blue are Team Plasma's colors. Not that it implied anything.
 * The Dragon: He works for Ghetsis as Team Plasma's new boss.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Idiot Hair: Only this one is dyed blue and loops back over his head.
 * Anime Hair: It's really strange.
 * Meaningful Name: Chroma is Greek for Color, and is used in English to define the intensity of a color or colorfulness, while A is a prefix commonly used to denote a negative. Achroma then could mean either "colorless" or "against colorfulness/intensity". His name can also be interpreted as "Akuroma" in Japanese, which contains words or fragments of words that mean "evil", "devil", "black", and such.
 * Multicolored Hair: Blond, but with an Idiot Hair that's blue and loops around his head.
 * Obviously Evil
 * Stoic Spectacles

Ghetsis Harmonia
N's stepfather who seems to have taken control of Kyurem. For tropes pertaining to his appearance in the previous games, see here


 * Big Bad: Again.
 * Evil Makeover: Now that everyone knows how he's like, he's ditched his old attire in favor of dressing like...well, the Devil.
 * It Got Worse: Forget manipulating other people into befriending legendaries, now he personally commands one!
 * Paint It Black: He ditched his tower cosplay for a jet black attire.
 * Red Eyes Take Warning: And his red monocle got even more menacing.
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Shadow Triad (Dark Trinity)
"One is voiced by: Akira Ishida (promo)"

Three Ninjas from the previous games. For tropes pertaining to their appearance in the previous games, see here.


 * Ambiguous Gender: No more! With more focus placed on them, they have been shown to be distinctly male.
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant: Let's see...Ninja's? Check. Badass White-Haired Pretty Boys? Check. Skin tight ninja garb? Check.
 * Ninjas
 * Terrible Trio
 * Villain Teleportation
 * White Haired Pretty Boys