Operation GEAR/Characters

Operation GEAR is full of colorful characters with fascinating stories. Here's a list.

Main Characters
Matt and his friends, who travel together seeking the answers to their questions.

Matt Chiaki
The leader of the group of four which despite its number of members he calls the Triad of Revenge. He is haunted by guilt following the deaths of Rich Mistbloom as well as a girl named Eleanor Laplace ; he is desperate to find the truth behind these deaths, which he feels responsible for, despite his suspicion that they are all connected. To this end, he is seeking to find the legendary Pokemon Reshiram whose flames burn to reveal the truth. -


 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Badass
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Bad Liar:
 * Blade Below the Shoulder: One in each arm.
 * Celibate Hero
 * Cursed With Awesome: Isn't proud of his mechanical body, despite what it can do.
 * Cyborg: Was burned and then trapped in an exploding aircraft. He recognizes that he should have died, but he survived and became a cyborg to regain use of his body. He also claims to be doing it for his sister, who might benefit from advances in the technology.
 * Determinator: Survived his horrific injuries through sheer willpower and his refusal to die before seeing his sister again.
 * Defeat Equals Friendship: Befriends Katorena after defeating her.
 * Did Not Get the Girl: In Eleanor's case, it was because of her death. Sheena couldn't accept his obsession with seeking the truth about it and they parted ways, albeit on good terms.
 * Electronic Eyes: Has an artificial left eye.
 * Expy: Given the Cyborg elements and Badass Longcoat, he appears to be one of Jeremiah Gottwald.
 * Guilt Complex: Consistently blames himself for the deaths of Rich, Eleanor . This has affected him to the point where finding the truth about the deaths and atoning by helping Olivia may be the only two reasons he sees for living.
 * Heroic BSOD
 * I Let Gwen Stacy Die
 * I Will Protect Her: Directed at Olivia.
 * Large Ham: Has a dangerous tendency to lapse into this, and often pays the price when he does.
 * Mismatched Eyes: His right eye is blue, while his artificial left eye is red.
 * My Greatest Failure: The death of Eleanor, Rich,
 * No Holds Barred Beatdown: During his Ax Crazy breakdown after, he
 * Out Gambitted:
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge:

Nekou Langley
Rude, profane, and more than a little selfish, Nekou Langley is a girl encountered by Matt and Olivia at the Indigo Plateau early on in The Firestorm Rebellion. After helping herself to a free meal courtesy of a credit card stolen from Matt, she ends up joining the group to pay off her debts and quickly assumes the role of Matt's "bodyguard". Despite all of her quirks, she seems to genuinely have a soft spot for Olivia, and seems to have a much more caring side as well. - "Matt: “More beer already? I find it hard to believe you can actually down more beer after how much you must have had last night.”
 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Action Girl: Capable of incredible feats of acrobatics, hand-to-hand combat and weapon usage - basically anything she can do to win a fight.
 * Armor-Piercing Slap: Matt's been on the receiving end.
 * Attention Whore
 * Badass
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Berserk Button: If you value your life, don't threaten her or things she cares about.
 * Big Eater: Almost unstoppable. Will eat absolutely anything, and in large quantities.
 * Bottle Fairy: And how!

Nekou: “Shut up. Everyone knows the best way to come off a night of heavy drinking is one more beer and a huge plate of hot wings.”"


 * Cool Big Sis: Immediately makes herself into this for Olivia.
 * Cursed With Awesome:
 * Cute and Psycho
 * The Dark Chick
 * Eyes of Gold:
 * Knife Nut: Is incredibly skilled with her signature switchblade and other knives.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Her words almost hurt more than her knives.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Mad Scientist: Portrays herself as one, even reading chemistry books casually in her spare time.
 * Meganekko
 * Mysterious Past: Little to nothing is currently known about who she is or where she came from.
 * One Woman Army
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Sugar and Ice Personality/Tsundere: Has traits of both, and often varies between them. When cranky she's a Type A Tsundere, but in her better moods, she's definitely a Sugar and Ice Personality.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Team Mom
 * The Mentor: To Olivia.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A

Olivia Mistbloom
The daughter of the late Rich Mistbloom and now Matt's student. She is still unaware of the fact her father is dead and still sincerely believes that he abandoned her and disappeared. For this reason, she is seeking to win both Gym Badges and Contest Ribbons, believing that if she does well enough, her father will return.


 * Action Girl
 * Attention Whore
 * Badass Adorable: she seems like your typical cute teenage girl, but watch out when she's angry.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Oh God, Olivia.
 * Bratty Half Pint
 * Break the Cutie
 * Broken Bird
 * Deliberately Cute Child: Just try to tell her no.
 * Fluffy Tamer
 * Friend to All Living Things
 * Genki Girl
 * Hidden Depths
 * Neat Freak: Her Minccino.
 * Tragic Hero: She is the only character in the story who is unaware of Rich's death. She fully believes he will come back, if she works hard enough.

Bunny Spruce
An old colleague of Matt's who has done archaeological work with him in the past. She first appears at the Indigo Plateau to tell them that her search for the ruins of Argyros Town has been completed. In the group of four, she provides a more level-headed approach to problems than the others and doesn't hesitate to take the lead in solving them.

She is a guest character originally from the story Nothing, Everything by Bay Alexison.


 * Adventurer Archaeologist
 * Badass
 * Badass Normal
 * Bookworm
 * Brainy Brunette
 * Nice Girl

Polaris
Tropes that apply to the entire organization include:


 * The Order

"Father"
The leader of the first section, and the head of Polaris.


 * Big Bad: Has so far only made one brief appearance, but has already been established to control the Azrael Project and clearly asserts dominance over the other members of Polaris even when not present.
 * I Did What I Had to Do: Tries to rationalize the gruesome details of Azrael's creation in this way.

Section Two leader
The as-yet-unnamed leader of the second section. His mask is styled after Darkrai.

Ghetsis Harmonia
The leader of Section Three and the only Sacred Helix member to not wear a mask. He was the leader of Team Plasma in its affiliation with Polaris but it was folded into the main group after his failure in Unova.

"Finansielle"
The leader of the fourth section; a woman who conceals her identity carefully with a helmet and armor. She manages the budget of Polaris.

Unnamed Section Five Leader
The fifth section leader, yet to be introduced.

Unnamed Section Six Leader
The fifth section leader, yet to be introduced.

Unnamed Section Seven Leader
The seventh section leader, yet to be introduced.

"Jeunes"/
The leader of the eighth section, whose mask is Mewtwo. He is a scientist brought on after the departure of Doctor Zager and oversaw the mysterious Project J four years ago.


 * Bad Boss

Unnamed Section Nine Leader
The ninth section leader, yet to be introduced.

Unnamed Section Ten Leader
The tenth section leader, yet to be introduced.

Doctor Gabriel Zager
A scientist and high-ranking Team Rocket member. He was once the highest ranking scientist in Polaris, but left the group fourteen years after the Azrael Project began. He eventually joined Team Rocket and began providing Polaris' secrets to them.


 * Badass Labcoat
 * Badass Mustache
 * Mad Scientist
 * Messy Hair
 * Einstein Hair
 * Mission Control
 * Grumpy Old Man
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Quit Polaris and joined another criminal organization to stop them.

Giovanni
The boss of Team Rocket. He is currently under house arrest after a failed mission by the weakened remnants of his team. This has not disabled his operations, however, as by working with Doctor Zager, he continues carrying them out through others.


 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Living a Double Life: He's the Viridian City Gym Leader while secretly being the boss of Team Rocket.
 * Manipulative Bastard: He's under house arrest. Think that'll stop him from fighting Everton?

Stacia
Giovanni's loyal secretary. She is a young woman with fanatical devotion to her boss, but she seems to be keeping a secret.


 * Berserk Button: Do not even look at Giovanni funny.
 * Enigmatic Minion

Pierce
A high-ranking Team Rocket spy who acts as a liaison between Jessie, James, and Meowth and the leadership of the team.


 * Badass Longcoat
 * Bishounen

Jessie, James, and Meowth
The infamous trio of Team Rocket. Previously discharged from duty following their operations in Unova, they have been pressed back into service due to the actions of Polaris.
 * Bishounen: For James.

Ariana
The highest-ranking executive in Team Rocket and the direct field leader in Giovanni's absence. Though serious about her job, she has an extremely carefree lifestyle.

Renzo
A mysterious, angry young man who seems to have a grudge against Olivia and Matt. He is oddly obsessed with Rich Mistbloom and his legacy.


 * Berserk Button: Any mention of Rich makes him pretty mad.
 * Determinator: Is so stubbornly, nearly foolishly determined to get his revenge on those that he determines close to Rich, that he doesn't learn his lesson from trying to defeat a Heatran with a Drowzee.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Turns it Up to Eleven.
 * The Rival: To Olivia, Matt, and anyone else he identifies as being associated with Rich.

Trista
An old friend of Matt and Olivia's who participates in both battles and contests. In the past, she battled against Anabel at a Grand Festival.

Silver
A trainer encountered by Matt at the Frontier Society tournament. They were due to battle but after Matt defeated his father Giovanni during Team Rocket's raid on the stadium, he withdrew, intending to train more first.

Other Antagonists
Antagonistic characters who are not affiliated with any other organization.

Colonel Nixon
A military leader in 1850, he was the primary antagonist of The Firestorm Rebellion. His goal was to use the ritual sacrifice of Argyros Town to free Zoroark and then overthrow the empire he served.
 * Evil Laugh
 * Jerkass
 * Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: After he
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Slasher Smile
 * Weapon of Choice: His saber.
 * Weapon of Choice: His saber.

Captain Liam Everton
Primary antagonist of The Victory Star of Fate. He was president of the oil exploration firm Everton International, though he sought to obtain Victini's Victory Star and take full control of the world's energy resources. -
 * Bad Boss
 * Beneath the Mask: Presents himself as a concerned leader to the people of Whitegold City. The truth is kind of different.
 * Berserk Button: Don't ever question the power of dreams around him.
 * The Chessmaster
 * Chess Motifs: Played with; he is fond of referring to the players in his plan as "pieces" and Whitegold City as the "board."
 * Evil Laugh
 * Hidden Agenda Villain: Tries to keep as much about his true plans a secret as possible.
 * Jumping Off the Slippery Slope:
 * Laughing Mad
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Mayor Evil
 * My Greatest Failure:
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge:
 * Slasher Smile
 * Start of Darkness:
 * Villain With Good Publicity
 * Start of Darkness:
 * Villain With Good Publicity
 * Villain With Good Publicity

Foster and Baker
Liam Everton's two bodyguards and top security officials.
 * Start of Darkness:
 * Start of Darkness:

Zoroark
An evil Pokémon that terrorized the land that would become Argyros Town thousands of years ago. He was sealed away in a stone tablet by the legendary hero Kratos, who used the Life Orb to do so. However, the seal came with a price; once every solar eclipse a woman from the town would have to be sacrificed or the seal would be broken.

Anabel Mistbloom
Olivia's mother, and the commissioner of the Frontier Society following Rich's death.


 * Break the Cutie
 * Broken Bird: Horribly.
 * In-Series Nickname: Is called a harlot by Renzo.

"Kiss of Death"
A notorious serial killer in Kanto. She is known for completely sanitizing the scenes of her crimes, leaving behind nothing but the victim's body with a kiss mark in their own blood on it, hence the name.

Governor Tobias
The governor of the entire Tohjo Continent.


 * Peek-a-Bangs

Gabriella Bouchard
The president of the Angel Corporation, a large pharmaceutical company stationed in Viridian City, and a good friend of Governor Tobias.


 * Genki Girl

Rowena Byrne
A reporter notorious after helping take down the Kodai Network Group, who now works as a freelance reporter for the ONBS Network. She first appeared in The Victory Star of Fate investigating Liam Everton.


 * Berserk Button: Questioning her parenting.
 * Hot Scoop
 * Intrepid Reporter
 * Meaningful Name: "Byrne" is a Welsh word that translates to Raven, a reference to her black hair.

Agenta
The apprentice maiden of the shrine of Argyros Town in the past. She is targeted by Colonel Nixon for his plans.


 * Hair of Gold
 * Mysterious Waif
 * Mysterious Waif
 * Mysterious Waif

Althea
Agenta's mother and the guardian of the Argyros Town shrine in the past. Though she rarely leaves the shrine, she is deeply devoted to protecting the town.


 * Berserk Button: Threatening her land or her people.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Hair of Gold
 * Lady of War
 * Weapon of Choice:
 * Weapon of Choice:

General Bjorn Zerossen
The leader of Caitlin XVI's military in 1850. He is friendly with Althea and seeks to help stop the plans of his underling, Colonel Nixon.

Midori Makise
An Everton International employee who is the anchorwoman for the news broadcasts within Whitegold City.

Kyoko
The receptionist at the Everton International headquarters.

Woods
An old man who lives in Whitegold City. He once was Liam Everton's first mate.


 * Professional Gambler
 * Professional Gambler
 * Professional Gambler

Aurelie
An elderly fortune teller living in Whitegold City. She becomes a sort of guide during the heroes' quest to stop Everton.


 * Crystal Ball
 * Fortune Teller

Katorena
A posh young woman who came to Whitegold City to prepare for a Kanto Region gym challenge. After ending up with Matt's group through no fault of her own, her extremely proper attitude ends up conflicting with some of the others.


 * Bratty Half Pint
 * Hair of Gold
 * Noblewoman's Laugh
 * Tsurime

Captain Becket Everton
Liam Everton's late grandfather. Regarded as a legend by a number of the older citizens of Whitegold City.


 * My God, What Have I Done?:
 * My God, What Have I Done?:

Looker
International Police detective who is a master of disguise. He first appeared helping to arrest the members of Team Rocket at the Indigo Plateau. Later, he appeared having arrested  He is now assigned to investigate the Kiss of Death case.


 * Badass Longcoat
 * Interpol Special Agent
 * Master of Disguise
 * Only Known By Their Nickname
 * Strange Syntax Speaker: Fits the trope perfectly, he does.

Kratos
A hero who lived five thousand years ago, he was originally from Michina in northern Sinnoh, but traveled around the world to spread the wisdom from the Life Orb. He was involved in the battle that destroyed Argyros Town originally and was the one who used the Life Orb to seal away Zoroark, however, his wife Pandia was the first sacrifice.