Tiger and Bunny/Characters

Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (Wild Tiger)
"Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata (JP)

Affiliation: TopMag (former) / Apollon Media (current)

Suit Advertisements: S.H. Figurarts (Japanese toy line) / Softbank (Japanese media company)."

The primary protagonist and a veteran NEXT past his prime, whose total disregard for property damage when fighting earned him the nickname "Crusher for Justice". Currently he is the least popular hero in Sternbild City and his old company, TopMag has been taken over by Apollon Media, which is now forcing him to become Barnaby's partner against his will. He has a daughter, Kaede, who, like most people in the city, is unaware of his secret identity. He possesses the power to increase his physical abilities hundredfold for 5 minutes.

"Antonio: "I just want to know one thing -- Why did you hide that you were a NEXT? You could have used those powers against me."
 * Adorkable
 * Adult Child: Less mature than Barnaby despite being several years his senior, to the point of arguing with kids who don't like his trading cards.
 * Adult Fear: He was a little too slow.
 * Also, he gets another one in the second half of the show:.
 * All a Part of The Job: A perfect embodiment of this trope.
 * Alliterative Name
 * Animal Motif: Guess...
 * Animal-Themed Superbeing
 * Ascended Fanboy: Of Mr. Legend, Sternbild's first superhero.
 * Asskicking Pose: Kotetsu's pose  is impressive enough to warrant a Triple Take.
 * Badass
 * Badass Beard: And a pretty stylish one at that! Kaede thinks it's stupid, though.
 * Badass Normal: Even without using his Hundred Power, the combination of being in physical shape good enough to make professional athletes look lethargic, years of crimefighting experience, and very efficient wires that allow him to Building Swing means Kotetsu is pretty badass in his normal state.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: For a bumbling klutz with a near-endless supply of bad ideas, he's a surprisingly competent hero and one of the best of the Sternbild crowd at fighting unpowered.
 * Papa Wolf: Do not put his daughter in danger.
 * Bandage Babe: Twice so far he has lost his shirt in favor of covering up his upper body in bandages.
 * Big Heroic Run: In Episode 14.
 * Berserk Button: Show some disregard for human life -- be it murder or speaking ill of the dead -- and he'll make you pay dearly.
 * Big Brother Mentor: Plays this role where Karina, Ivan, Pao-Lin and (eventually) Barnaby are concerned.
 * The Confidant: Eventually becomes the only person Barnaby seems to be comfortable with, or even capable of, confiding in. Pao-Lin, Ivan and Karina also seem to be more open with him than with the other heroes.
 * Break Out the Museum Piece:
 * Broken Pedestal: When he discovers
 * Brown Eyes: Though they occasionally look like Eyes of Gold.
 * Bumbling Dad: Played very straight.
 * Butt Monkey
 * Cannot Spit It Out:
 * The Cape: Aspires to be this, albeit with questionable success.
 * Chest Insignia: On his original costume it was his original company's name, TopMag, and although not on his chest but on his mask, a W with a T in it. He also has a small tiger insignia on his belt buckle on his original costume; his current suit has the same small tiger insignia on the chest.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome: Suffers from this a good deal.
 * Clark Kenting: Kotetsu's means of hiding his identity out of his Powered Armor is to throw a Domino Mask in with his Limited Wardrobe.
 * Coat, Hat, Mask: In his civilian clothes.
 * Color Coded Secret Identity
 * Comes Great Responsibility: Adheres to this ideal, which is why he didn't use his powers in his fight against Antonio when they first met.
 * Coat, Hat, Mask: In his civilian clothes.
 * Color Coded Secret Identity
 * Comes Great Responsibility: Adheres to this ideal, which is why he didn't use his powers in his fight against Antonio when they first met.

Kotetsu: "Because I only want to use my powers to save people.""

""I’m a hero because I want to save people. Isn’t that enough? It really doesn’t matter if anyone acknowledges me or not.""
 * Cool Loser: He has a super-cool robot suit, an ability beyond the ken of mortal men, not bad on the eyes, and saves people on a regular basis... but children, Barnaby and his sponsors show him no respect.
 * This does get better in the second cour as he has a considerably better relationship with Barnaby and has risen up in the rankings and popularity.
 * Destructive Savior: ...And fully advocates people following the same path.
 * Determinator: Kotetsu won't stop until justice is served.
 * Doesn't Like Guns: Specifically he won't use one if there are people around, including criminals, that could get caught in the crossfire. However, as demonstrated when the heroes were fighting Ouroboros mechs, he's got no problem using one of the disabled mech's guns to take them out once he discovers they are unmanned.
 * Domino Mask: Wears one while on duty, whether he's in his suit or not.
 * Dork Knight: more Dork than Knight, though.
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: Pre-Time Skip, at least. This becomes glaringly obvious in episode 13, when
 * Post-Time Skip he's risen to fourth-place in the Hero Rankings, gets treated nicer by Alexander, and is even getting along with Barnaby.
 * Doting Parent: To Kaede, doubling as Parents As People.
 * Exactly What It Says On the Tin: Hundred Power enhances every physical ability by a factor of, quite obviously, one hundred.
 * Expressive Mask: The domino mask moves with his eyebrows.
 * Fatal Flaw: Kotetsu has a noted habit of keeping secrets in a misguided attempt to not worry people.
 * The Fool
 * Fearless Fool: Most of the time. But he also has his fears.
 * Form-Fitting Wardrobe: When in casual clothing.
 * A Friend in Need
 * Friend to All Children
 * Gadget Watches: In civilian clothing, he has one that also serves as a Grappling Hook Pistol.
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: His default heroic pose.
 * Grappling Hook Pistol: Has them in both his original TopMag and Apollon Media suit.
 * The Heart
 * The Messiah: Shows signs of this. He wants to do good and is genuinely upset upon failing to save lives, criminal or not.
 * The Paragon: Alternates between this and The Messiah.
 * Hero Protagonist
 * He's Got Legs: [Bfv U Qguo/Tj 1 VHO Nu 26 I|Tj 1 VHO Nu 26 I]/AAAAAAAAAWA/xk69s_4EOxQ/prince
 * Heterosexual Life Partner + Living Emotional Crutch + Only Friend: To Barnaby.
 * Hot Blooded: Passion is his highest stat -- literally.
 * Hot Dad
 * Hour of Power: Limited to five minutes per hour.
 * Humble Hero: Very much so; in particular this stands out strongly among his fellow heroes.
 * Humble Hero: Very much so; in particular this stands out strongly among his fellow heroes.
 * Humble Hero: Very much so; in particular this stands out strongly among his fellow heroes.
 * Humble Hero: Very much so; in particular this stands out strongly among his fellow heroes.

"Karina: "Listen... Uh... I'm going to treasure this forever!"
 * I Am Not Left Handed: In their high school days Kotetsu fought Antonio to a standstill without using his powers. It's not until Tomoe was in danger when he activated it. Needless to say, Antonio was rather shocked.
 * I Didn't Tell You Because Youd Be Unhappy: The reason why he Cannot Spit It Out
 * Idiot Hero
 * The Klutz: Only Kotetsu could accidentally kick a pen into a highway right in front of a passing car while trying to pick it up.
 * The Last DJ: A staunch proponent of good old-fashioned super-heroics in an age of ad-funded glitz.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Only when his Hundered Power is activated.
 * Limited Wardrobe
 * Made of Iron: He is very resilient, even without his powers.
 * Maam Shock: Not fond of being reminded that he's "old" by the standards of the superhero business.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Mysterious Middle Initial: What makes it even more mysterious is the fact that it's the only English letter in his entire name.
 * Nice Hat
 * Not Quite Flight
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: Episode 13 --.
 * The manga oneshot shows that he actively encourages his reputation as an incompetent fool on occasion (i.e., telling everyone he was late to work because of a hangover when he was actually rushing a woman to the hospital). Word of God says he does it keep people from bothering with him (and thus not worry about him).
 * Oblivious to Love: Completely -- at least when it comes to Karina.


 * Karina runs off, blushing to the roots of her hair*

Kotetsu: "...What's up with her?""

"Barnaby: There's one man I feel I can never compare to, and my only wish is to become someone worthy of his trust."
 * Word of God says he's like this with just about everyone attracted to him. His own seiyuu isn't sure how he managed to reproduce.
 * Odd Couple: With Barnaby.
 * Older Sidekick: He's being billed as this in-series.
 * Overshadowed By Awesome: Far cooler than your average non-superpowered person. Unfortunately for him, he's not being compared to normal people most of the time.
 * Powered Armor: His Apollon Media suit ensures that even without tapping into his powers, he's still quite strong and durable.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Barnaby's blue, but in-series the suit he originally wore was blue.
 * Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: "Badabadabadabadabadabada..."
 * Meeeep. Meee-meeeep. Meep. Meep. Meep.
 * BYAAAAA BYUUUUU BYAAAAAAA
 * Screw the Money, I Have Rules
 * Shirtless Scenes: quite a few...
 * In episode 9, with his shoulder bandaged, holding a wine glass. In Barnaby's flat.
 * Another in episode 13, in a hospital, with bandages.
 * Episode 25 (and the end of ep 24), he takes a hit that destroys most of his armor and produces a tear in the suit he wears under it, conspicuously revealing his abs..
 * Shonen Hair
 * Stealth Pun: His eyes are the color of a Tiger's Eye stone.
 * Super Strength
 * Super Speed
 * Superhero Sobriquets: The Crusher of Justice.
 * Superheroes Wear Capes: His original costume.
 * Team Mom: With debatable levels of success. He even tries to makes sure that Barnaby eats properly, much to the latter's annoyance.
 * Though he was more successful when.
 * Tears of Joy: Cries them in episode 23 when
 * Technician Versus Performer: The Performer.
 * They're Called Personal Issues for A Reason: Once he learns of Barnaby's past, he makes a point about not prying into the whys and wherefores. This is not due to coldness, but because he knows (possibly from personal experience) that some things are best left as someone's own cross to carry.
 * There Was a Door: Kotetsu takes the most direct route when someone's life is at stake, walls be damned.
 * Throw the Dog A Bone: There are times when he does get recognition -- the students at the Hero Academy, for instance, worship the ground he walks on.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Mayonnaise... on everything.
 * According to Anju, a disproportionate number of his meals consist of fried rice. He likes it enough that he's never bothered to learn how to cook anything else.
 * Tsundere Magnet: All those who have affection for Kotetsu have shown Tsundere tendencies -- Tomoe, Karina and even Barnaby.
 * Clueless Tsundere Magnet: It took a good deal of effort for Tomoe and Barnaby to get him to realize they were fond of him (while Karina has had no such luck). Word of God confirms that he's usually completely oblivious to when women are hitting on him.
 * Unflinching Walk: In episode 17.
 * Vague Age: Any questions about Kotetsu's actual age are met with vague or contradictory answers by the staff and creators. The only confirmed, consistent information is that he's somewhere in his thirties.
 * Waistcoat of Style
 * "Well Done, Partner" Guy: In the latter half of the series he becomes this in Barnaby's eyes.
 * Vague Age: Any questions about Kotetsu's actual age are met with vague or contradictory answers by the staff and creators. The only confirmed, consistent information is that he's somewhere in his thirties.
 * Waistcoat of Style
 * "Well Done, Partner" Guy: In the latter half of the series he becomes this in Barnaby's eyes.


 * Interestingly, he's both the "Father" in the straight example to Barnaby and the "Son" example to his own daughter in an inversion - one of his main wishes is that his daughter thinks he is cool.
 * When You Coming Home, Dad?: Superheroing really does take its toll on his relationship with his daughter.
 * Wide Eyed Idealist: Less concerned with sponsorship money, more concerned with saving people. Naturally, this is not a good attitude to have in Sternbild.
 * Widower Hero: His wife Tomoe passed away from an illness five years prior to the beginning of the series.
 * Workaholic: Lloyd actually has to order him to use some of his vacation days.
 * Of course, considering what happens when he does...
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: He finally starts getting some respect from his partner, climbs up in the rankings and the population doesn't consider him a joke anymore,.

Barnaby Brooks, Jr.
"Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (JP)

Affiliation: Apollon Media

Suit Advertisements: Bandai / Crusade (Bandai's trading card game) / Amazon.co.jp [from episode 6 onwards]"

The other main character. A rookie hero who does not feel the need to conceal his identity, he is the newest addition to the Hero TV team. Has the same superpower as Wild Tiger and is employed by Apollon Media, which partnered the two of them for the new season in the hope that the "first superhero team" would attract more viewers. A cold, introverted, asocial young man, he has completely different views on being a superhero -- the major cause of his frequent disagreements with Kotetsu in earlier episodes.

"Barnaby: You can interpret it however you like. I don't care for such feelings of camaraderie.
 * Alliterative Name
 * Aloof Ally
 * I Work Alone: For the first 8 episodes he steadfastly stands by this, but towards the end of the series...
 * Animal Motif: According to Kotetsu, he's a "bunny"; but his lack of typical 'bunny-like' behaviour is hilariously lampshaded in episode 3 following their

Kotetsu: For a rabbit, you're not very cute."

"Barnaby: Then evacuate. I'll handle this by myself.
 * Animation Anatomy Aging: The official artwork shows that he's followed a fairly standard style of age progression so far. (Pictured at ages four, ten, fifteen, and twenty-four)
 * Anime Hair: Those elaborate curls would be impossible in real life without a perm -- but Barnaby has had them practically since birth, and his mother's hairstyle is much the same. It is, however, mentioned that he pays regular visits to the hair-dresser's.
 * Hairstyle Inertia
 * Because You Were Nice to Me: By series end he stays on as a hero simply because he wants to continue being Kotetsu's partner.
 * Being Selfless Is Old-Fashioned: Sports this attitude quite a bit earlier on in the series. Like in episode 3;

Kotetsu: Idiot! I'm not so cold-hearted that I'd leave my partner behind and escape on my own.

Barnaby: (Gives Kotetsu a sideways glance)

Kotetsu: What!?

Barnaby: As always, you're so old-fashioned."

"Kotetsu: Don't you get tired of doing that?
 * Beneath the Mask: Actually has two masks; The Charming ace facade he exposes to the general public and the Jerkass Ice King that the other heroes see -- both of which conceal his Broken Bird / Broken Ace tendencies.
 * Berserk Button: Becomes uncharacteristically emotional and violent when Ouroboros comes into the picture.
 * Bishonen
 * Break the Cutie: The entirety of his backstory hinges on this, resulting in...
 * Broken Ace
 * Broken Bird / Troubled but Cute
 * Bridal Carry: Seems to be his preferred method of rescue -- Episodes 1, 10 and : Kotetsu. Episode 2: Kaede. Episode 4: Blue Rose. Episode 9: Agnes. He even hangs a lampshade during the instance in ep. 10, and almost drops the name of the trope (by using the phrase "princess carry" which was translated literally from Japanese where it has the exact same connotations as "bridal carry").
 * Character Development: To cement his Defrosting Ice King status.
 * Hidden Depths: Most people tend to dislike him at first -- a Glory Hounding, Jerkass Ice King and in-universe Chick Magnet who exists simply to upstage, annoy and insult Kotetsu...that's his role, right? But then we find out that he's not a Glory Hound, the Jerkassery is simply a facade to hide his true personality; he's a more a Broken Ace than an actual Ace, is definitely not in the superhero scene for the women, and is actually an Ice and Sugar King who eventually begins Defrosting in earnest.
 * The Charmer: Has no issues with the fangirls he attracts.

Barnaby: Not really. It's part of our job."

"Maverick: Your wild emotions are your only flaw."
 * Celibate Hero: He might be The Charmer in public, but there are no women in his private life.
 * Chest Insignia: In episode 5 he gets a small bunny-shaped one on the left side of his suit.
 * Collateral Damage: Suffers from this quite a bit in the latter half of the series. are more catalysts for Kotetsu to become involved with the Big Bad than anything else.
 * Color Coded Secret Identity: Doesn't actually have a secret identity, but his casual clothes are color-coded nonetheless.
 * Comically Serious: Kotetsu's bumbling antics are often complimented by Barnaby's attempts to be The Only Sane Man.
 * No Sense of Humor: Hanging around Kotetsu all day and not so much as cracking a smile once is a skill only Barnaby has mastered.
 * Straight Man: To Kotetsu's Wise Guy.
 * Compassionate Critic: To Kotetsu.
 * Cool Car: Is seen driving a Honda NSX in episode 15 (and yes, it's red).
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Has spent a good part of 20 years brooding over this.
 * Deceased Parents Are the Best
 * Death Is a Sad Thing
 * Harmful to Minors:
 * Deuteragonist
 * The Lancer
 * Determinator: Not a healthy one either, as his twenty-year obsession with revenge can attest to.
 * Distressed Dude: Picks up the Distress Ball in episode 19, and continues to carry it throughout ep. 20.
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me: Subverted. Despite his Kuudere Ice King persona, Stoic Facade, and clearly stated lack of enthusiasm in letting others get involved in his life (and vice versa), he reacts surprisingly positively to Kotetsu's concern over his past.
 * Embarrassing Nickname: "Bunny". By episode 5 he seems to have given up on complaining about it, but he absolutely will NOT stand for being called "Bunny-chan"
 * In-Series Nickname: Although Kotetsu is the only person who actually refers to him by the abovementioned moniker, hilariously enough the Mid-Season Upgrade in his suit does as well.
 * Emotions Versus Stoicism: Keeps to the stoic end for the first part of the series, but eventually winds up much closer to the emotional end.
 * Enthusiasm Versus Stoicism: Slides back and forth along this scale as well, but usually hovers around the stoic half.
 * Exactly What It Says On the Tin: His Hundred Power, same as Kotetsu's.
 * Exposition Victim: In episode 19.
 * Extremity Extremist: His fighting style seems to focus mainly around kicking, though he will occasionally throw a punch or two.
 * Face Palm: Can't help but do this in episode 5 following Kotetsu's attempt to retrieve a pen for one of his fans.
 * Fatal Flaw: His single-minded obsession with revenge has completely isolated him from the world, ridding him of the friendly, cheerful personality he had as a child and constantly hindering his usually calm and calculative behaviour.
 * Actually lampshaded in episode 22;
 * Fatal Flaw: His single-minded obsession with revenge has completely isolated him from the world, ridding him of the friendly, cheerful personality he had as a child and constantly hindering his usually calm and calculative behaviour.
 * Actually lampshaded in episode 22;

"Barnaby: [[spoiler:How did you know the bomb was here?
 * Five Stages of Grief: Seems to be going through a combination of stages 2 & 4, with stage 4 being far more prominent. He never quite gets to stage 5, despite wavering towards it every now and again.
 * Flashback Nightmare / Recurring Dreams
 * Troubled Backstory Flashback
 * Form-Fitting Wardrobe: When in casual clothing.
 * Frames of Reference: The lenses are hexagonal, but he has a number of characteristics associated with rectangular glasses; a stoic facade, Kuudere / Tsundere personality and Tsurime.
 * Megane
 * Purely Aesthetic Glasses: Averted. Some fans (and even his own seiyuu) tend to assume this because Barnaby never wears glasses when fighting; but comments from the staff and info from the Hero Gossip Book indicate that while his eyesight is poor, glasses aren't necessary when in superhero suit because the helmet compensates for any vision problems.
 * Stoic Spectacles: Subverted. Though the 'stoic' part holds true for some time into the series, it eventually becomes obvious that this was merely a facade.
 * Friendless Background: For 20 years he has completely rejected the idea of having an actual personal life or any relationships, choosing instead to devote himself to revenge. Word Of God says that Kotetsu is quite literally the first human being he's made a significant connection with since the age of four.
 * Frozen Face: According to Word Of God: "Barnaby's current ability to fake friendly looks and behaviour is the result of much work -- as a teenager he was practically expressionless".
 * Glory Hound: Pretty much everyone (both in-universe and out) considered him to be one for the first few episodes. But later events subvert this completely. Barnaby has no aversion to publicity or the fans, but he doesn't care about them one bit. Superheroics is simply "just a job" in his eyes.
 * Good Is Not Nice: He's polite to everyone other than Kotetsu and is very obliging to his in-series fans...but proves that 'polite', 'nice' and 'good' don't necessarily have to co-exist.
 * Grave Marking Scene: Subverted. After visiting his parents' grave in episode 25, he apologizes for not having come to see them in a while.
 * Hair Flip: One of the many ways he pleases his fangirls.
 * Hates Small Talk: Unless it's for an interview.
 * Hell-Bent for Leather: A very literal example. It's just the jacket, not the pants (and red instead of the typical black) -- but boy, does he love it!
 * Heroic Blue Screen of Death: This leads to...
 * Sanity Slippage: He gets better, of course.
 * Heroic Red Ring of Death: Suffers one in episode 19 that also overlaps with Emotional Fainting.
 * Heroic Safe Mode: Tries to go into this in episodes 12-13.
 * Heterosexual Life Partner / The Not Love Interest: To Kotetsu.
 * Hey, You: Spent thirteen episodes calling Kotetsu "old man".
 * Hollywood Nerd: A type-2 one, obviously. He's definitely a bishounen with his glasses on -- though they're not the typical Nerd Glasses by any means, thus averting any likelihood of Handsome All Along or The Glasses Gotta Go situations.
 * Smart People Build Robots: Word Of God has it that he would've gone on to become a robotics engineer had his parents not been killed.
 * Smart People Wear Glasses
 * Hour of Power: Five minutes per hour.
 * If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him: Experiences a classic example of this towards the end of episode 13, when he was But due to Kotetsu's influence he chooses the typical option, which results in...
 * Sword Over Head: For
 * I Miss Mum: One of those rare occasions where someone says this about both their parents. "I miss you...Mum, Dad!" (Episode 25)
 * Ineffectual Loner: A little anomalous in that he isn't an Anti-Hero but is still very much an example of this trope. He eventually opens up a little, but only to Kotetsu. As far as anyone else is concerned, he is still this even by series end.
 * Intelligence Equals Isolation: Implied to have happened to him while at the Hero Academy; since Kotetsu is the first and only friend he's managed to make during the past 20 years, he obviously had no-one close to him during his school-going days.
 * Leave Me Alone: In the earlier episodes, this is his response to Kotetsu's well-meaning queries.
 * It's Personal: His vendetta against Ouroboros and its affiliates.
 * I Was Just Passing Through: Tends to fall into this when it involves Kotetsu; following him into a collapsing offshore drilling rig because he "wanted to score more hero points", responding to Kotetsu's call for help and claiming that he was there for entirely unrelated (and unspecified) reasons, etc.
 * Japanese Pronouns: Uses boku when addressing himself in front of others and ore during monologues or when speaking without keigo.
 * Jerkass Facade: In the earlier episodes, though it later vanishes almost completely.
 * Jet Pack: Part of his suit but is not used for direct flight -- just short boosts of speed and some pretty impressive jumps.
 * Just in Time: Played for Laughs regarding his Unwanted Rescue and Embarrassing Rescue rescues of Kotetsu.
 * Keigo: He uses keigo almost constantly -- even during the more colourful arguments with Kotetsu. It emphasizes his aloofness.
 * Kuudere: Type-2 kuudere is actually his default persona, though it does sometimes alternate with Tsundere where Kotetsu is concerned.
 * Frozen Flower
 * Defrosting Ice King: From episode 8 onwards.
 * Leave Your Quest Test: Faces one in episode 10.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Only when his Hundred Power is activated.
 * Limited Wardrobe: Lampshaded in the case of his beloved red leather jacket.
 * Memento MacGuffin: The sash Kotetsu was wearing in episode 8 is still with him as of ep.12. Word Of God states that he keeps it in his company locker as a good-luck charm.
 * Men Can't Keep House: Completely averts this and takes it to the other extreme. Not only is his apartment meticulously clean and litter-free, but he barely even has any furniture in it.
 * Neat Freak
 * Minored in Asskicking: Since he was the top of his class at the Hero Academy, he technically majored in it. But it's noted that he's also very competent academically.
 * Mood Swinger
 * Mr. Fanservice: As far as Apollon Media and HeroTV are concerned, youth and handsomeness are his major selling points.
 * Mundane Luxury: Becoming "someone who's worthy of Kotetsu's trust" and being a good partner to him is pretty much all Barnaby wants by series end.
 * My Greatest Second Chance:
 * My Name Is Not Bunny: "It's Barnaby!"
 * Mysterious Past:
 * Nobody Touches the Hair: His reaction to being hugged by Kotetsu in episode 23...though it was more out of embarrassment than anything.
 * No Sympathy: Can be rather insensitive at times, mostly because of the unique form of lacking social skills that he possesses.
 * Not Bad: His reaction to Kotetsu's in episode 3, to the latter's annoyance and indignation.

Kotetsu: You saw that repairman too, right? He looked too clean to have been oiling the cables. Plus this building is brand-new; how could something be malfunctioning already?]]

Barnaby: I see. That's not bad, for someone like you.

Kotetsu: What's with the condescending tone!?"

"Principle Massini: Why, the whole school looked up to you! You even had a fan club, and they all wore glasses just like yours.
 * Not Quite Flight
 * Not So Stoic: Played very straight and provides much of the drama in the series.
 * Any mention of Ouroboros, his parents' murderer, or his parents themselves, makes him very unstable emotionally. In Episode 19 we see him crying on several different occasions due to these very reasons. He weeps openly when he learns about his maid's death in episode 20 as well.
 * And Kotetsu's  leads to his stoic facade completely breaking down for a few minutes preceding the closing credits.
 * Odd Couple: With Kotetsu.
 * One-Woman Wail: The ominous theme that plays during his flashbacks and whenever he's in danger.
 * Only Child Syndrome
 * Orphans Ordeal: Everything related to his personality and behaviour basically hinges on this.
 * Pastimes Prove Personality: His one and only hobby is listening to opera, which is often associated with an affluent family background, 'snobbish' personality and being 'intellectual'.
 * Pet the Dog: When he, it's the first indicator that he may be indifferent, but he's not heartless.
 * Pose of Supplication: Shortly before his Heroic RROD in episode 19.
 * Powered Armour: His Apollon Media suit ensures that even without tapping into his powers, he's still quite strong and durable.
 * Punch Clock Hero: Of all the heroes, he's the one who explicitly regards superheroics as a job.
 * Quirky but Competent
 * Quizzical Tilt: During the Porn Stash / The Internet Is for Porn confusion in episode 3.
 * Rage Against the Reflection: Smashes the mirror he's looking into in episode 12
 * Rant-Inducing Slight: His outbursts towards Kotetsu in episodes 12 and 19 are a result of this.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to Kotetsu's red, although he's the one wearing red.
 * Reflective Glasses
 * Rescue Introduction
 * Revenge: The primary motivation behind everything he's done since his parents' deaths.
 * Best Served Cold: Elaborated upon by Maverick in episode 11 while explaining Barnaby's past to the general public.
 * Revenge Before Reason: Subverts this (episodes 11-13), plays it straight (ep.s 21-23), and then averts it (ep.s 24-25).
 * You Killed My Parents:
 * Rookie Red Ranger: A subversion, since he joined the HeroTV superheroes for entirely personal reasons that had nothing to do with helping people. Post-timeskip he becomes much more enthusiastic about his job (if only because of his wish to be a better partner to Kotetsu).
 * Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training: He's been focused on becoming a superhero for four-fifths of his life, and as a result has developed a very odd personality; he knows exactly how to behave in public in order to inspire awe and boost popularity, but flounders badly when it comes to personal relationships. Throw in the "absolute trust or complete mistrust, nothing in-between" bit and you've got a guy with a very weird form of No Social Skills.
 * Say My Name: "KOTETSUUUU!!!" (Episode 24)
 * School Idol: According to episode 8, he was one during his days at Hero Academy.
 * School Idol: According to episode 8, he was one during his days at Hero Academy.

Barnaby: You're embarrassing me."


 * Secret Public Identity
 * Ship Tease: With Agnes. When he saved her from, the way he was holding her, looking right into her eyes and inquiring after her well-being, would have been enough to set even unseasoned shippers off. But the pairing was never so much as hinted at again.
 * Shirtless Scene: Gets a LOT of these.
 * Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids: Often says this to Kotetsu in the earlier episodes...despite being the younger of the two.
 * Single Issue Psychology: Subverted. It's heavily implied that his current asocial tendencies and unusual personality is the product of not one but two factors; while
 * Epiphany Therapy: Subverted again. His attitude at the end of episode 13 and for the entirety of ep.s 14 -16 seem to point to him having undergone this and, by consequence, Motive Decay -- but from ep. 18 onwards it becomes obvious that this is not the case.
 * Skilled but Naive: His inexperience is sometimes rather obvious, despite him being very skilled in the technical aspects of combat.
 * Slave to PR: Is pretty enthusiastic about maintaining his public image.
 * Sliding Scale of Beauty: According to his in-series fans (and Nathan), he's on World-Class level.
 * Someone Elses Problem: The reason he views superheroing as "just a job".
 * Standard Cop Backstory
 * Stepford Snarker
 * Straw Vulcan: Considering the overall mood of the series and the fact that Kotetsu is the protagonist, it's hardly suprising that he ends up with this role.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: Bears a striking likeness to his mother.
 * Hereditary Hairstyle: And has inherited her wavy blonde hair as a result.
 * Super Strength
 * Super Speed
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky: Not if you take the 'dark' part literally, though.
 * Tears of Remorse: In episode 13, when he was
 * Technician Versus Performer: The Technician.
 * Tender Tears: Cries these in episodes 20, 24 & 25.
 * The One That Got Away: According to the character questionnaire A 100 Questions, his first and only crush was on a girl he met at the Hero Academy; but he was convinced that his feelings were unrequited and never attempted to pursue a relationship with her.
 * There Are No Therapists: He shows several signs (frequent nightmares and faulty recollections of his parents' murder scene, extreme social withdrawal, emotional irregularity, blunted affect etc.) that suggest he's suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. But apparently no-one ever bothered to help the poor guy overcome his problems. Somewhat justified considering what his, but still...
 * This Is Unforgivable!: Says it several times;
 * Tranquil Fury: For a majority of the time when he was
 * Trauma Induced Amnesia: For twenty years, he was incapable of recalling Later on, it's revealed that  thus counting as a subversion.
 * Tsundere: Not a glaring example, but he sometimes bears this attitude towards Kotetsu.
 * Tsurime
 * Twisted Christmas: Poor 4-year-old Barnaby...
 * And something similar (though arguably less traumatizing) happens to him in episodes 19-20 as well.
 * The Unfettered: Strives to be this, with questionable success.
 * Used to Be A Sweet Kid: He was a happy, affectionate and friendly child prior to.
 * Waking Up Elsewhere: In episode 20.
 * Was It Really Worth It?: Averted regarding his Rather than feeling lost or despondent without his motivation since childhood, he finally feels free to enjoy life and find meaning in being a hero for its own sake.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Fire?: He's not very fond of fire . In Episode 9.
 * Windows to The Soul: Green Eyes to go with his in-series potrayal as being 'exotic' and 'seductive' -- it also counts as a subversion since you learn that neither is actually true once you see past his public face.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Fire?: He's not very fond of fire . In Episode 9.
 * Windows to The Soul: Green Eyes to go with his in-series potrayal as being 'exotic' and 'seductive' -- it also counts as a subversion since you learn that neither is actually true once you see past his public face.

Karina Lyle (Blue Rose)
"Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki (JP), Kari Wahlgren (EN)

Affiliation: Titan Industry

Suit Advertisements: Pepsi NEX (zero-calorie Japan-exclusive drink developed by Suntory)"

A highschool girl with freezing powers. She's also marketed as an idol singer by her company.

"Blue Rose: My ice is a little cold, but your crime's been put on hold!"
 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Cannot Spit It Out: Is unable to confess her feelings for Kotetsu.
 * Catch Phrase/In the Name of The Moon: Has one as part of her hero persona. She finds it embarrassing.

"Karina: "'It's weird, but I seem to mess up on everything I do lately. I don't have any motivation any more. So please verbally abuse me!' All right let's... wait, verbally abuse you? Ah, um... thank you for your comment, let's move along.""
 * Color Character
 * Combat Stilettos: Part of her ensemble, and Episode 4 highlights how impractical they are.
 * Detached Sleeves: When on civilian clothes.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Eating the Eye Candy: Admits to her herself that she's been having quite a bit of trouble keeping her eyes off Kotetsu.
 * Even the Girls Want Her: The fifth drama CD hints that Pao-Lin has a crush on her.
 * Everyone Can See It: Her crush on Kotetsu. Except him, obviously.
 * Faux Action Girl --> Action Girl: She's a conflicted teen trying to live up to her public image as a domineering badass despite poor combat abilities, a ridiculously impractical costume, and serious misgivings about her job. She still gets stuff done because she genuinely wants to save people, but it's telling that one of her named, publicized special moves, the 'Cutie Escape', involves ducking and running from whatever criminal menace is trying to reduce her to a smear on the pavement this week. She becomes a more genuine Action Girl later, though.
 * Flower Motifs: Blue roses.
 * Her motif is derived from her Product Placement. Suntory (the company that developed Pepsi NEX) also helped develop the first genetically engineered blue rose.
 * Freeze Ray: A variant. Ice manipulation is her natural power as a NEXT, but she uses a pair of guns to focus and direct them.
 * Glass Cannon: She has rather powerful NEXT abilities, but when your sponsors make you wear that kind of suit into combat, you understandably shrink at the sight of guns. In fact everyone else except the rest of the "girls team" (Dragon Kid and Fire Emblem) wear armoured costumes... and those two can either vaporise or dodge bullets, respectively.
 * Gratuitous English: When she does her Catch Phrase she says "cold" and "hold" in English... more or less.
 * Guns Akimbo: Has two freezing guns strapped to her thighs.
 * Heroic Blue Screen of Death: Played for Laughs in Episode 9, after learning that Kotetsu is married and has a daughter.
 * Hopeless Suitor: Word of God confirms this concerning her crush on Kotetsu.
 * Hot for Teacher: According to the Hero Gossip Book, her first crush was on her kindergarten teacher. Looks like her tendency to become infatuated with people far older than her is recurrent...
 * An Ice Person
 * Idol Singer
 * Knight in Sour Armour: Loathes her outfit, her catchphrase, and her job, but keeps working anyways because it means she gets to save lives.
 * Leitmotif: An instrumental version of GO NEXT plays almost anytime she makes an appearance in costume.
 * Love Epiphany: In episode 14, she realizes she's in love with Kotetsu when
 * Male Gaze: Applied liberally in Episode 7... and everywhere else.
 * Memento MacGuffin/Number One Dime: Receives one from in Episode 14.
 * Most Common Superpower: Subverted -- she uses padding.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Her primary selling point both in-universe and out (apart from the singing bit in-universe)... much to her chagrin.
 * Nice Hat: She wears one both in and out of her superhero costume.
 * Not Quite Flight: Can use her ice to launch herself from the ground, as seen in Episode 2. Can also can make "ice slides" like Iceman, as seen in Episode 7.
 * Ordinary High School Student: Can be considered one in her civilian identity.
 * Required Secondary Powers: Enhanced cold resistance. Particularly given her costume.
 * Romancing The Widower: The latter half of episode 25 shows that she's decided to do this despite her initial qualms. She even provided the new picture for the main trope page!
 * Romanticized Abuser: Deconstructed -- despite this being one of her marketing points, poor Karina's a little unnerved when she reads some fan comments in the Drama CD that see her as this:

"Criminal: "Who are you guys!?"
 * Sliding Scale of Beauty: A World-Class level, again. She has a huge amount of fans in-series.
 * Smitten Teenage Girl: Has a very obvious crush on Kotetsu. So much so she's horrified upon hearing he was married and has a daughter. But episode 25 proves that she has fully recovered from this initial little setback and is intent on making Kotetsu fall for her.
 * Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Blue Rose, as it turns out, doesn't know how to share the spotlight.

Tiger: "You mean us? We're--"

Blue Rose: "We're the heroes of this town! (*steps on the criminals face*) My name is Blue Rose. We keep the peace in Sternbild at all times!"

Tiger: "...What she said.""

"Blue Rose: Did you have a fight with Barnaby or something?
 * Stripperiffic: Another reason why she dislikes frontline superheroing -- costumes designed to maximize sex appeal aren't all that great for withstanding bullets.
 * Superhero Sobriquets: From the first episode, Super Idol of the world of Heroes.
 * Threshold Guardians: Episode 4 is A Day in The Limelight episode about Blue Rose making a decision about quitting her job as a superhero, with various people urging her in both directions. Near the end of the episode, she gets a call from the bar she's been moonlighting at as a singer, and an alert that there's an emergency at the exact same time.
 * Took a Level In Badass: Becomes a much more competent and confident crimefighter over the course of the series.
 * Triple Shifter: High school student, superhero, and part-time lounge singer.
 * Tsundere: Towards Kotetsu.

Kotetsu: No, nothing like that. Are you worried about him?

Blue Rose: What?! Of course not! [kicks him roughly in the Achilles tendon with the heel of her boot, shoves him off-stage and whispers to herself] Who do you think I'm doing all this for?"


 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: In costume.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A in her civilian clothes. Her Blue Rose costume uses really long boots to achieve a similar effect.

Antonio Lopez (Rock Bison)
"Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki (JP), Travis Willingham (EN)

Affiliation: Kronos Foods

Suit Advertisements: Gyu-Kaku (Japanese barbecue restaurant chain)"

A friend of Kotetsu since they were teenagers. His power is his strong, resilient skin and superior strength. He has a bull-themed suit.


 * Animal Motif: Bulls
 * Animal-Themed Superbeing
 * Awesome but Impractical: The spikes all over his costume serve little purpose other than looking cool and getting stuck in things.
 * The Big Guy: Though ironically this doesn't mean he's the strongest one.
 * Butt Monkey: Shares the job with his long-time buddy, Kotetsu,.
 * Iron Butt Monkey: His powers make him ideal for the job. Poor guy.
 * Carpet of Virility: Type 1.
 * Delinquents: In the Drama CD, he used to be one until he met Kotetsu who he judged a Worthy Opponent and is now his drinking buddy.
 * Expy: Of Shunji Nagira, from another Sunrise series, Witch Hunter Robin.
 * Human Cannonball: His bosses literally fire him to action!
 * Let's Meet the Meat: A variation -- he has a bull motif to his costume and his main advertiser is a chain of barbecue restaurants.
 * Nigh Invulnerability: His main ability.
 * Overshadowed By Awesome: His ability is one of the broadest of the main heroes, and is the only one that is constantly active. And while it seems like his abilities are fantastic, he's treated as a Butt Monkey mostly because Kotetsu and Barnaby have much more potent versions of his abilities, even if they're limited.
 * Powered Armour: Given his Nigh Invulnerability, though, may be more about boosting his strength than his durability.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: Enjoys sewing in his spare time.
 * Superhero Sobriquets: The Bull Tank of the West Coast.
 * Super Strength: Tiger and Barnaby are stronger when charged up, but he's still able to lift an armored car over his head. Might not be an explicit power of his, though - see the Powered Armour entry above.
 * Testosterone Poisoning: In the Drama CD he goes into a long speech about MANLINESS.
 * This Is a Drill: Has two fully-functional ones mounted on his shoulders. Rarely actually uses them, due to both their impractical location and the non-lethal nature of superheroics in Sternbild.
 * Unusual Eyebrows: The fiery kind.
 * Why Did It Have to be Heights?: Director's notes revealed his acrophobia. Whether or not it's due to his company's very bright ideas of transporting him to action has yet to be shown.

Pao-Lin Huang (Dragon Kid)
"Voiced by: Mariya Ise (JP), Laura Bailey (EN)

Affiliation: Odysseus Communication

Suit Advertisements: Calbee (Japanese food company) / DMM (Japanese website)"

A young Kung Fu fighter armed with a staff and able to produce lightning. Tomboyish by nature, she has a good heart and is often willing to help someone out if need be. She has a vaguely Chinese-styled uniform.

"Fire Emblem: "Let's show them our Girl Power!"
 * Action Girl: A somewhat more reliable one than Blue Rose.
 * Animal Motif: Eastern dragons.
 * Animal-Themed Superbeing
 * Bokukko
 * Bruce Lee Clone: Chinese martial artist? Check. Yellow jumpsuit? Check. Dragon theme? Check.
 * Chest Insignia: An eastern dragon.
 * Chinese Girl: She doesn't have an accent, but her hero costume is all about this.
 * Comically Missing the Point:

Blue Rose: "One of us doesn't fit that theme!"

Dragon Kid: "It's because I'm a Tomboy, isn't it?""


 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs: Which is why she doesn't wear them.
 * Kill Stealer: Has a habit of leaping in at the last moment to steal another hero's arrest.
 * Little Miss Badass
 * She Cleans Up Nicely: In the epilogue, she willingly dresses up in a short, flowery frock; though this can also be interpreted as an attempt to bond with her parents than a sign of her giving up her boyishness.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Simple Staff
 * Shout Out: She wears a yellow jumpsuit with black stripes on the side.
 * Also, her costume resembles G Gundam's Dragon Gundam.
 * Something Person
 * Superhero Sobriquets: The Lighting Bolt Kung-Fu Master.
 * Tomboy: Word Of God has it that her tomboyishness is not forced -- she is naturally androgynous.
 * Tsurime
 * Windows to The Soul: Green Eyes to signify exoticism (what with being Chinese and all) as well as her rather spirited, active personality.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Green hair as Dragon Kid, and her natural hair also has a slight greenish tint.

Keith Goodman (Sky High)
"Voiced by: Go Inoue (JP), Patrick Seitz (EN)

Affiliation: Poseidon Line

Suit Advertisements: Tamashii Nations (Bandai's subsidiary figure company) / Ustream (American streaming website)"

One of the most popular heroes in Sternbild and winner of at least two "King of Heroes" titles. As a result, he always attempts to be the ultimate role model to other heroes, to the point of always seeming to be "in character". He is able to fly with a rocket backpack and has the power to control the wind.

""Why, you ask? It's because this place has the most delicious lemonade in the city!""
 * The Ace: A handsome All-American Face (whether or not Sternbild is anywhere near America) and current "King of Heroes". He avoids this trope's more insufferable traits, however, and comes across as a Nice Guy and even a bit of a ditz.
 * It's even pointed out by Agnes that these traits are part of his popularity.
 * Always Someone Better: Overshadows Kotetsu so much that even criminals would rather be arrested by him.
 * Adorkable: Has a tendency to be this as well.
 * Badass Longcoat: His costume resembles an officer's greatcoat.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: A Nice Guy through and through, though it'd be a bad idea to piss him off.
 * Blow You Away: Enough control for harmless yet painful wind blasts, deadly Razor Wind or even an explosion of supercompressed oxygen.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: According to Agnes, his goofiness and non-sequiturs are part of his charm.
 * Catch Phrase: "Arigatou! Soshite, arigatou!" ("Thank you! And again, thank you!") Kotetsu and Agnes comment on how Camp it is directly in front of him.
 * He also uses "Today my maximum wind speed is off the charts!" in big confrontations.
 * Chaste Hero: Becomes incredibly nervous trying something as simple as holding a girl's hand.
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Understandably, as expected of the "King of Heroes".
 * The Ditz: Keith is not a very smart man.
 * Dogged Nice Guy: To be fair
 * Dork Knight: Much more Knight than Dork, and there's Dork to spare.
 * Dumb Blond
 * Foil: To Tiger. Both are idealistic heroes who want to do good but Keith has more success in the world of corporate heroism.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heroes Love Dogs: He uses his spare time to walk around his dog, John.
 * Innocent Blue Eyes
 * Jet Pack
 * Kindhearted Simpleton
 * Large Ham
 * Love At First Sight:
 * Meaningful Name: Keith Goodman.
 * Nice Guy
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
 * Razor Wind: Uses this against the in Episode 10.
 * Redundancy Department of Redundancy: He has the habit of repeating himself and again, he has the habit of repeating himself!
 * Stuff Blowing Up: One of his most powerful attacks involves firing balls of hyper-compressed oxygen at the enemy, with predictable results.
 * Superhero Sobriquets: The Wind Wizard (in the first episode he's also called The Wind Master).
 * Virginity Makes You Stupid: Turns out he's a regular visitor of a Host Club -- because he thinks it's just a regular cafe.
 * Stuff Blowing Up: One of his most powerful attacks involves firing balls of hyper-compressed oxygen at the enemy, with predictable results.
 * Superhero Sobriquets: The Wind Wizard (in the first episode he's also called The Wind Master).
 * Virginity Makes You Stupid: Turns out he's a regular visitor of a Host Club -- because he thinks it's just a regular cafe.


 * Workaholic: He does patrolling all night even when there's no crime to speak off. No wonder he has so many points.

Nathan Seymore (Fire Emblem)
"Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (JP), John Eric Bentley (EN)

Affiliation: Helios Energy

Suit Advertisements: FMV (Fujitsu's PC brand) / Animate (Japanese anime/game/manga retailer) [since Episode 14]"

An effeminate warrior with control over fire. He shows no shame about his homosexuality, and often casually hits on other male heroes. Despite his outrageous appearance, he's shown to be very intelligent and observant. He owns his own company, Helios Energy, which also serves as his affiliate as a superhero.

""WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO MY CAR, ASSHOLE?!""
 * Agent Peacock
 * Animal Motif: Phoenix.
 * Badass Gay
 * Berserk Button


 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: An incredibly flamboyant superhero who also works as a (presumably rather successful) corporate CEO.
 * Camp Gay
 * Color Coded Secret Identity
 * Cool Car: Appears to have several, though the one he uses whilst superheroing is by far the coolest.
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead: Electric pink, to be exact.
 * Force Field: He can create one with his fire powers powerful enough to vaporise bullets upon contact.
 * Japanese Pronouns: He uses "watashi" and the feminine "atashi."
 * Hidden Depths: Besides being a sympathetic Team Mom, in episode 7 he's shown to be a good thinker and one who's not beyond having his serious moments. There's also slight hints that the Camp Gay tendencies are at least partially affected, which Nishida confirms.
 * Name's the Same: For the record. As per Word of God, it's just an amusing coincidence.
 * No Sense of Personal Space
 * Overshadowed By Awesome: Lunatic has the same powers as him, but they're considerably more versatile. He's also one of the lower-ranking NEXT in the Hero TV lists, which might have something to do with the fact that 'shoot fire from your hands' is a power that's rather short on harmless (or at least non-lethal) uses for a job that's strictly Thou Shalt Not Kill. During the test in episode 6, Kotetsu comments that - needing to prove his innocence - Nathan is being a lot more aggressive than usual with his NEXT power, to the point that the building is at risk of collapse.
 * Playing With Fire
 * Punny Name: See Stealth Pun below.
 * Required Secondary Powers: Enhanced heat resistance, seeing as he can project building-melting fireballs without burning off an arm in the process. Also, his bullet-vaporising trick.
 * Shout Out/Captain Ersatz: His character design looks suspiciously similar to some of the crazier outfits and hairstyles of Dennis Rodman. His outfit is also a direct one to the type of outfites worn by the heroes of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
 * He's not the first Camp Gay in anime named Nathan.
 * Shower Scene
 * Stealth Pun: He's fuh-LAY-ming!
 * His name in Japanese is pronounced as "neisan" which rhymes with "neesan" meaning "older sister" or "Miss."
 * Superhero Sobriquets: From the first episode, the Bourgeois Open Flame Broil.
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * Team Mom: Happy to lend a sympathetic ear to other heroes' problems.
 * Transsexual: He's biologically male, tends to call himself "one of the girls", but Word of God states that Nathan considers himself to be "gender-free". Also, in the 6th drama cd he files a request to Yuri Petrov for a gender-neutral locker room for himself.
 * Triple Shifter: Superhero and CEO that runs additional side businesses as a hobby.
 * Twofer Token Minority
 * Vocal Dissonance: Nathan usually speaks in falsetto, but when he's pissed off his voice drops a few octaves.
 * Watch the Paint Job: Poor guy had his car shot to hell in Episode 6. He was understandably upset.
 * You Gotta Have Electric Pink Hair
 * Where Everybody Knows Your Flame: He owns a Gay Bar.
 * Wholesome Crossdresser: Likes his high heels and pink boas.

Ivan Karelin (Origami Cyclone)
"Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (JP), Michael Sinterniklaas (EN)

Affiliation: Hesperides Finance

Suit Advertisements: .ANIME (Anime goods website) / Livedoor (Japanese blogging service) / NamuChara Ouendan (of Namco) / Takasu Clinic (An actual beauty clinic) [the latter three are since Episode 14]"

A Japanophile in a vaguely ninja-themed costume who engages himself more in advertising than in actual crime-fighting.


 * Adorkable: Yep, another one.
 * Badass Normal: Since his powers don't lead to many direct combat operations, he is effectively just a well-trained gymnast.
 * Bishonen: Katsura was explicitly told by one of his producers to draw a "hot guy who looks like a lead character." Said character was Ivan.
 * Dork Knight
 * Funny Character Boring Actor: As Origami Cyclone he seems energetic, loud, and shameless. As Ivan, he's quiet, insecure, and reserved.
 * Fuuma Shuriken: In costume has one in his back, but seems to be purely aesthetic.
 * Glory Hound: Takes this to its logical (though fairly harmless) extreme. He's always in the thick of the action, but never for one moment longer than is necessary for the media to recognise his presence. As a result, his catalogue of actual heroic deeds is near-vanishingly small (HeroTV even calls him "Hidden Hero").
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja: Which lead us to...
 * Highly-Visible Ninja: Yes, a ninja-themed hero whose main purpose is advertising.
 * I Will Wait for You:
 * It's All My Fault:
 * Keigo: As Origami Cyclone he speaks like a stereotypical samurai complete with the appropriate Japanese Pronouns and sentence enders, de gozaru.
 * Let's Get Dangerous: In the finale.
 * McNinja: A Russian ninja operating in Not-Manhattan.
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Occidental Otaku
 * Shrinking Violet: Of all things, this is his personality under the costume.
 * Stealth Hi Bye: Uses his hero status almost exclusively for photobombing purposes.
 * Compare him simply popping up in the background in the beginning of the series to his parts in the final battle.
 * Threshold Guardians: In episode 8, forces Ivan to confront his feelings of inadequacy as a Hero which his theatrics hide. After a pep talk from Kotetsu, he manages to put his powers to good use and resolves to be a real Hero.
 * Troubled but Cute: Has shades of this.
 * Unusual Eyebrows: Has eyebrows that sweep upward.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway: Feels this way about his power.
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: On the other hand, his ability would be incredibly useful for, so the lameness can be blamed more on Sternbild's superhero culture revolving around putting on a show rather than tactical law enforcement.
 * With him in episode 21 it seems his power is not as useless as he thinks since it means he can
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway: Feels this way about his power.
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: On the other hand, his ability would be incredibly useful for, so the lameness can be blamed more on Sternbild's superhero culture revolving around putting on a show rather than tactical law enforcement.
 * With him in episode 21 it seems his power is not as useless as he thinks since it means he can
 * With him in episode 21 it seems his power is not as useless as he thinks since it means he can

Mr Legend
"Voiced by: Jurota Kosugi (JP)"

Sternbild's first and most famous superhero. He was the one who inspired Kotetsu to accept his powers and use them to fight for justice as Wild Tiger.


 * The Ace
 * Acrofatic
 * Badass Beard
 * The Cape
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Heroic Build: Averted, not that he actually needed it.
 * Immune to Bullets
 * Old Superhero: An unusual variation -- rather than being a young, athletic hero who since retired and let himself go, Mr. Legend performed many of his heroics whilst an overweight middle-aged man... and was no less effective for it.
 * Stout Strength
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * Heroic Build: Averted, not that he actually needed it.
 * Immune to Bullets
 * Old Superhero: An unusual variation -- rather than being a young, athletic hero who since retired and let himself go, Mr. Legend performed many of his heroics whilst an overweight middle-aged man... and was no less effective for it.
 * Stout Strength
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * Old Superhero: An unusual variation -- rather than being a young, athletic hero who since retired and let himself go, Mr. Legend performed many of his heroics whilst an overweight middle-aged man... and was no less effective for it.
 * Stout Strength
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * Superheroes Wear Capes

Lunatic
"Voiced by: Koji Yusa (JP)"

A mysterious NEXT who manipulates blue flames. Since he has a peculiar idea of justice, making killers atone for their deeds with their lives, he is not compatible with the other heroes.


 * Anti-Hero/Anti-Villain
 * Automatic Crossbow: Has one that can shoot his flames.
 * All Encompassing Mantle: Wears one but flings it off and burns it when he gets serious.
 * Bruce Wayne Held Hostage: He spent the whole Jake Arc, severely limiting his options. Not that he would necessarily have improved matters had he stepped in.
 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Chest Insignia: Has a blue hand on the right side of his body and a smaller one on his mask.
 * Destructive Savior: For a given value of 'savior'. His attitudes towards collateral damage are enough to turn even Kotetsu's stomach.
 * Fireball Eyeballs: Sometimes happens when using his powers.
 * Freudian Excuse:
 * Good Is Not Nice: If you consider him an Anti-Hero.
 * Kick the Dog: Going after Edward, one of the show's more sympathetic criminals, served as a timely reminder that he is, in fact, a villain.
 * Kick the Son of A Bitch: Makes something of a hobby out of it. If he targets a criminal, odds are that they are deeply unpleasant people.
 * His first appearance in Episode 6 has him frying three criminals midway through their fond reminiscences about kidnapping and murdering children and entire families.
 * He does it again at the end of Episode 16, this time against a Serial Killer who managed to get away from Kotetsu.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: He's got a bad habit of going after criminals even after they've been arrested, imprisoned, or otherwise neutralised, such as the prisoners he fried in Episode Six and.
 * Knight of Cerebus: The first villain in the show who's treated entirely seriously, and responsible for the first on-screen deaths as well.
 * Knight Templar
 * Lightning Bruiser: His flames are hotter than Fire Emblem's and he can use them to rapidly propel himself through the air. He's also resilient enough to take a direct hit from Kotetsu (while the latter's Hundred Power was activated) without flinching.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast
 * Never Hurt an Innocent: He makes a point of only killing criminals, but is not averse to extending a lethal hand on anyone who helps criminals.
 * Nightmare Face: His mask.
 * Malevolent Masked Man
 * Nineties Anti Hero: Kills criminals in the name of justice? Check. Considers other heroes outdated and ineffective? Check. Wears an outfit that would instantly identify him as a Card-Carrying Villain in any other era of comics? Double-check!
 * Not Quite Flight: Can use quick bursts of flame to change his trajectory in mid-air, much like a Double Jump.
 * Pay Evil Unto Evil
 * Playing With Fire
 * Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids: What he's trying to convince the other heroes of.
 * Vigilante Man
 * Vigilante Execution
 * Villainous Rescue: See Big Damn Heroes above.
 * Villain With Good Publicity: After years of exclusively being served idealistic, squeaky-clean heroes, fans love him.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist
 * Villainous Rescue: See Big Damn Heroes above.
 * Villain With Good Publicity: After years of exclusively being served idealistic, squeaky-clean heroes, fans love him.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist

Dr. Rotwang
"Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto (JP)"

A robotics engineer and former colleague of Barnaby's parents.


 * Revealed in episode 23 and likely an inspiration for his work.
 * Mad Scientist
 * Robot Master
 * Psychopathic Manchild: He uses such juvenile names as "creepy" and "freaky" to describe NEXT.
 * To be fair, that's just the English translation.
 * He refers to them as "bakemono" or monsters, which is a rather exorbitant word and often associated with mythology. Perhaps the the fact he refers to them rather than using actual pronouns lends to his fanatical air.
 * Shout Out: He shares a name with another robot creator in Metropolis.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gets one in episode 23.
 * Psychopathic Manchild: He uses such juvenile names as "creepy" and "freaky" to describe NEXT.
 * To be fair, that's just the English translation.
 * He refers to them as "bakemono" or monsters, which is a rather exorbitant word and often associated with mythology. Perhaps the the fact he refers to them rather than using actual pronouns lends to his fanatical air.
 * Shout Out: He shares a name with another robot creator in Metropolis.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gets one in episode 23.
 * Shout Out: He shares a name with another robot creator in Metropolis.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gets one in episode 23.

Kriem
"Voiced by: Michiko Neya (JP), Stephanie Sheh (EN)"

A NEXT user who labels herself as a part of Ouroboros, she has taken Sternbild City hostage, and has demanded that Jake, who is imprisoned at Abbas Penitentiary, be released.


 * All of the Other Reindeer
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Bob Haircut
 * Later, which makes sense if one considers the possibility that
 * Combat Commentator:
 * Fantastic Racism: Was a victim of this in her childhood.
 * Friendless Background: Because everyone viewed her NEXT powers as "creepy and disgusting".
 * Marionette Master: She controls the Mad Bears with her NEXT power.
 * Making a Spectacle of Yourself
 * Nice Hat: A bowler.
 * Parasol of Prettiness: To accentuate her femininity.
 * Perky Goth
 * : With Jake
 * Unholy Matrimony: With Jake.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Jake.
 * Parasol of Prettiness: To accentuate her femininity.
 * Perky Goth
 * : With Jake
 * Unholy Matrimony: With Jake.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Jake.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Jake.

Jake Martinez
"Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (JP), Steve Blum (EN)"

A NEXT currently serving 250 years at the Abbas Penitentiary for a string of very intense deaths.


 * Artificial Limbs: He lost his left leg due to an accident.
 * Badass Finger Snap
 * But for Me It Was Tuesday: His response to.
 * Of course, is a pretty good excuse for forgetting.
 * Color Coded for Your Convenience: Usually NEXTs gain a blue aura when they activate their powers. Jake's is red.
 * Dark Messiah: Kriem views him as this.
 * Evil Gloating: Taunts Barnaby in the middle of their fight, . He isn't stupid enough to tell anything more than that, but had he kept his mouth shut.
 * For the Evulz: He does have something vaguely resembling a coherent ideology, but a good number of his actions basically boil down to this.
 * Glass Cannon:
 * Hey It's That Voice: It's Ali and Ladd all over again!
 * Hired Guns: Former mercenary.
 * Unholy Matrimony: With Kriem.
 * Mad Artist: While in prison.
 * Minor Injury Overreaction:
 * Multicolored Hair: He's dyed it to be a mixture of pink and blond. It was black 21 years ago.
 * No Holds Barred Beatdown: Against
 * Pet the Dog:
 * Real Men Wear Pink: And he's no less scary for it.
 * Serial Killer: And he might have been a Psycho for Hire in his mercenary days.
 * Superpower Lottery: The first NEXT shown to
 * Tattooed Crook
 * You Have Failed Me: To.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Jake appears to have something against shirts.
 * What Measure Is a Non Super: He dreams of a world dominated by NEXT.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: And he's no less scary for it.
 * Serial Killer: And he might have been a Psycho for Hire in his mercenary days.
 * Superpower Lottery: The first NEXT shown to
 * Tattooed Crook
 * You Have Failed Me: To.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Jake appears to have something against shirts.
 * What Measure Is a Non Super: He dreams of a world dominated by NEXT.
 * You Have Failed Me: To.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Jake appears to have something against shirts.
 * What Measure Is a Non Super: He dreams of a world dominated by NEXT.
 * What Measure Is a Non Super: He dreams of a world dominated by NEXT.

Hans Chuckman
"Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (JP)"

A member of Ouroboros who assists Kriem in her plan to get Jake released from prison. .


 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Black Eyes of Evil: The one time he opens them. But he has normal eyes in the DVD/Blueray version.
 * Facial Markings: He wears some kind of facepaint.
 * The Team Normal
 * The Team Normal

Benoit Depardieu
"Voiced by: Tetsuo Goto (JP)"

A serial killer who appears in episode 16. He's been stated to sexually assault and murder women for pleasure.


 * For the Evulz: The series gives no other explanation for what he does.
 * In-Series Nickname: Ladykiller
 * I Surrender, Suckers: Inverted. When he sees Lunatic approach him he immediately attacks him. When that fails, he offers to come along quietly..
 * Serial Killer
 * Whip It Good: He has an electrically charged whip which he uses as a weapon. It's implied that he also uses it to torture his victims.
 * Whip It Good: He has an electrically charged whip which he uses as a weapon. It's implied that he also uses it to torture his victims.
 * Whip It Good: He has an electrically charged whip which he uses as a weapon. It's implied that he also uses it to torture his victims.

Agnes Joubert
"Voiced by: Yuko Kaida (JP), Tara Platt (EN)"

The producer for Hero TV. Her top priority is to increase the show's ratings and please her boss and the sponsors, regardless of its impact on the heroes' work.


 * Beauty Mark
 * Catch Phrase: "Bonjour, hero(es)!"
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive: Actually averts this -- while she does everything to get the show better ratings, she still has honest morals.
 * Da Chief: To the heroes, though with...slightly different priorities compared to the typical example.
 * Everyone Looks Sexier If French
 * Executive Meddling: She'll do all that it's needed to have the best Ratings Stunt despite Tiger's opinion.
 * French Jerk: She can be pretty mean sometimes -- so much so that some fans seemed to enjoy entertaining the possiblity that she might be one of the villains,
 * Hot Chick in A Badass Suit
 * Hot Scoop
 * Mean Boss
 * Mission Control
 * Ship Tease: Despite her looks and style, gets just one with Barnaby when he There was a clearly noticeable moment right after when she couldn't take her eyes off his face (and he was awfully close to her).
 * Tsurime
 * Windows to The Soul: Green Eyes to further emphasize her exotic nature.
 * Workaholic: She only seems to care about ways to improve ratings.
 * Workaholic: She only seems to care about ways to improve ratings.

Cain Morris
"Voiced by: Kiyoshi Katsunuma (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN)"

The director of Hero TV. More often than not, he tries to act as Agnes' moral compass by questioning some of her orders, but his concerns usually fall on deaf ears.


 * All Men Are Perverts: During The Internet Is for Porn incident he actually asked Barnaby for recommendations.

Mary Rose
"Voiced by: Riho Fushida (JP), Laura Bailey (EN)"

The switcher for Hero TV.


 * Meganekko

Mario
A reporter and live commentator for Hero TV.


 * The Announcer
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Combat Commentator
 * Large Ham

Albert Maverick
"Voiced by: Nobuhiko Fukuda (JP), Jamieson Price (EN)"

President and CEO of Apollon Media, the company responsible for HeroTV and sponsor company for Wild Tiger and Barnaby. He was a longtime associate of the Brooks family, and took Barnaby in after his parents were murdered.


 * Butterfly of Death and Rebirth: Has a prominent one on his tie
 * Honorary Uncle: To Barnaby.
 * Parental Substitute: Barnaby considers him one.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Helps the heroes as much as possible during the Ouroboros crisis.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Connections / Screw the Rules, I Have Money: Both big parts of his M.O.
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Honorary Uncle: To Barnaby.
 * Parental Substitute: Barnaby considers him one.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Helps the heroes as much as possible during the Ouroboros crisis.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Connections / Screw the Rules, I Have Money: Both big parts of his M.O.
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Honorary Uncle: To Barnaby.
 * Parental Substitute: Barnaby considers him one.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Helps the heroes as much as possible during the Ouroboros crisis.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Connections / Screw the Rules, I Have Money: Both big parts of his M.O.
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Parental Substitute: Barnaby considers him one.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Helps the heroes as much as possible during the Ouroboros crisis.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Connections / Screw the Rules, I Have Money: Both big parts of his M.O.
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Parental Substitute: Barnaby considers him one.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Helps the heroes as much as possible during the Ouroboros crisis.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Connections / Screw the Rules, I Have Money: Both big parts of his M.O.
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Walking Spoiler
 * Walking Spoiler

Alexander Lloyds
"Voiced by: Wataru Yokojima (JP)"

Albert's subordinate on Apollon Media that relays the company's orders to Kotetsu. Shown to be very business-oriented, the only thing he cares about is getting the most out of his employees, whether they like it or not.


 * Catch Phrase: "If you don't like it, you can quit."
 * Jerkass: Takes way too much pleasure in reminding Kotetsu that he's an expendable corporate asset.
 * Unusual Eyebrows

Ben Jackson
"Voiced by: Katsuhisa Hōki (JP)"

Director of TopMag's Hero Division and Wild Tiger's old boss, before the division was closed and Tiger was handed over to Apollon Media.


 * Benevolent Boss: Was one to Wild Tiger.
 * Big Damn Heroes: Saves Kotetsu from without a second thought.
 * How the Mighty Have Fallen: From director of TopMag's Hero Division to a mere taxi driver. A sad subversion since, unlike most examples of the trope, he was a genuinely caring boss to Kotetsu. Although, as Episode 12 reveals, he doesn't seem to mind it, as he is more worried about Kotetsu's new lease of superhero life than anything else.
 * Nice Guy
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: He's totally not Forrest Whitaker.
 * Throw the Dog A Bone:
 * Throw the Dog A Bone:
 * Throw the Dog A Bone:

Doc Saito
"Voiced by: Hiroshi Iwasaki (JP)"

An engineer working for Apollon Media. He is in charge of developing the suits for the company's superheroes. He speaks with a voice that is barely audible.


 * Asian and Nerdy
 * Claustrophobia: It is revealed in Episode 6 that he has this.
 * The Engineer
 * Genius Ditz: Just look at his amazing and very original upgrades for the suits.
 * Insufferable Genius: Saito is insistent to make sure that Kotetsu knows just how awesome the Powered Armor he made for him is (like, say, forcing him to be the "victim" in a crime scene replication so he can feel the suit's fire-resistance capabilities for himself).
 * Nerd Glasses
 * Sweet Tooth: Shown in Episode 13 to have an L-like affinity for ice cream.
 * The Unintelligible: He speaks so softly that others can barely hear him. (It's even subtitled.)
 * Sweet Tooth: Shown in Episode 13 to have an L-like affinity for ice cream.
 * The Unintelligible: He speaks so softly that others can barely hear him. (It's even subtitled.)

Kaede Kaburagi
"Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (JP)"

Kotetsu's 10-year-old daughter. She lives with her grandmother and does not know about her father's secret identity.


 * Alliterative Name: Like her dad.
 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Calling the Old Man Out: In Episode 17.
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs
 * Expository Hairstyle Change: After the timeskip.
 * Girls Love Stuffed Animals: She gets really upset when her favorite stuffed animal gets lost.
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Locked Out of the Loop: Concerning Kotetsu's double life.
 * Missing Mom:
 * Plucky Girl:
 * Precocious Crush: On Barnaby.
 * Raised By Grandparents: Since Kotetsu is not at home most of the time, she lives with her grandmother and uncle instead.
 * The Un-Reveal:
 * "Well Done, Dad" Girl: Kotetsu only ever wanted her to say he was cool (which she eventually does).
 * When You Coming Home, Dad?: She's understandably displeased about not having her dad around while growing up; made worse because he hasn't been able to tell her about his double life.
 * Missing Mom:
 * Plucky Girl:
 * Precocious Crush: On Barnaby.
 * Raised By Grandparents: Since Kotetsu is not at home most of the time, she lives with her grandmother and uncle instead.
 * The Un-Reveal:
 * "Well Done, Dad" Girl: Kotetsu only ever wanted her to say he was cool (which she eventually does).
 * When You Coming Home, Dad?: She's understandably displeased about not having her dad around while growing up; made worse because he hasn't been able to tell her about his double life.
 * The Un-Reveal:
 * "Well Done, Dad" Girl: Kotetsu only ever wanted her to say he was cool (which she eventually does).
 * When You Coming Home, Dad?: She's understandably displeased about not having her dad around while growing up; made worse because he hasn't been able to tell her about his double life.

Anju Kaburagi
"Voiced by: Sayuri Sadaoka (JP)"

Kotetsu's mother. She has been raising her granddaughter Kaede in his absence. Is aware of her son's job as a hero.


 * Housewife
 * Talking to Plants

Muramasa Kaburagi
"Voiced by: Masahiko Tanaka (JP)"

Kotetsu's brother. He lives in the same town as his mother and niece and owns a liquor store. Is aware of his brother's job as a hero.


 * The Bartender: He owns a liquor store.
 * Big Brother Instinct: He might be aloof, but he cares about his little sibling regardless.
 * The Confidant: It helps that he knows his little brother very well.
 * The Dutiful Son
 * Promotion to Parent: He helps his mother take care of Kaede,
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: His serious disposition makes him the polar opposite to Kotetsu.

Yuri Petrov
"Voiced by: Koji Yusa (JP)"

Sternbild City’s Administration of Justice’s judge as well as the TV hero’s curator. He takes into account the actual situations of all of the various matters and state of affairs of the damages caused to goods during Hero TV. Therefore, he fairly judges indemnities and other such judicial decisions.


 * Chekhov's Gunman: Appears in Episode 1 in the background of the after party behind Blue Rose.
 * Hanging Judge
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: He will always do his research on a criminal if he suspects something fishy with their case. Even if the whole city believes otherwise.
 * : Okay, so technically
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * : Okay, so technically
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Tomoe Amamiya/Kaburagi
"Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (JP)"

A young lady whom Kotetsu befriended and eventually married some years ago. She died of an illness five years ago, hence why Kaede stays with her grandmother instead of her.

"Tomoe: I think Tiger is the best name for you, Kotetsu!
 * Adorkable
 * Birds of a Feather: She and Kotetsu became friends over their shared geekiness.
 * Class Representative
 * Death By Origin Story
 * Fan Girl: Tomoe was a bit too fond of superheroes for her own good. She even boasted owning every episode of HeroTV in high school.
 * Geeky Turn On: Is a giant HeroTV and superhero fangirl, so when she finds Kotetsu trying to come up with his superhero name in class one day...
 * High School Sweethearts
 * Ill Girl: Though it's unclear if this is a case of the Soap Opera Disease or The Disease That Shall Not Be Named.
 * Last Request: Before dying, she asked Kotetsu to always remain a hero.
 * The Lost Lenore: Type A in Kotetsu's life.
 * Meganekko: During high school. Kotetsu's nickname for her was Miss Glasses.
 * Official Couple: Tomoe and Kotetsu got Happily Married some time after graduation. But then she died five years before Kotetsu's arrival at Apollon Media...
 * Posthumous Character
 * Tall Dark and Bishojo
 * Tsundere: To Kotetsu, again.

Kotetsu: Did you just call me by my first name?

Tomoe: I-it's not like it matters or anything!"


 * Zipping Up the Bodybag: The blanket over the head variant.

Cis
"Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (JP)"

A mysterious young woman whom Sky High meets and falls in love with in episode 15.


 * Apologetic Attacker: Subverted,
 * Bob Haircut
 * Creepy Monotone:
 * Emotionless Girl:
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs: A red headband.
 * Expy: Of Dorothy from The Big O, a previous work from the director. Right down to having the same voice actress.
 * Shallow Love Interest:
 * Spell My Name With an "S": Cis, Sis, and Six are all different spellings used for her name.
 * The Stoic
 * Strange Girl: At first, or at least
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Shallow Love Interest:
 * Spell My Name With an "S": Cis, Sis, and Six are all different spellings used for her name.
 * The Stoic
 * Strange Girl: At first, or at least
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Strange Girl: At first, or at least
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Samantha Taylor
"Voiced by: Yoshiko Takemura (JP)"

A former housekeeper of the Brooks family who Barnaby is still friendly with. She sends him a cake on his birthday every year. .


 * Chekhov's Gunman: Is introduced as a minor character but eventually proves vital in proving that.
 * Granny Classic
 * Kindly Housekeeper
 * Nice Old Lady
 * Parental Substitute: Spent a lot of time raising Barnaby as a child because his real parents were busy designing robots.
 * Satellite Character: Her entire role in the series is defined by her connection to Barnaby.
 * Satellite Character: Her entire role in the series is defined by her connection to Barnaby.