DonPachi/Characters

Introduced in Don Pachi

Un-named Operator

Voice: Eriko Yamana (DaiFukkatsu), Asami Shimoda (SaiDaiOuJou)

The operator has never been named anything other than "Operator", although in SaiDaiOuJou, she at least has a face. In DonPachi, the operator was a very excited man.

Announcer Chatter
Danger Deadpan: In the English dub, her response to Colonel Longhena marking the transport ship you're on for destruction is a lot more stoic than her Japanese-language counterpart. Even when a huge laser strikes the ship.
Gratuitous English:

"Jumpu Gaato karade masu!"
"Bombu, stocku de!"
"Extendo shimashita!"
"Hyper system, ready!"

Verbal Tic: "Just a couple more shots desu!"
Voice with an Internet Connection

Hibachi

Voice: Aoi Yuuki (SaiDaiOuJou)

The ultimate weapon of the enemy robot forces, it is a gigantic bee that can shoot out a lot of bullets. Pictured to the right is not Hibachi itself, but rather, its regeneration chamber in DaiOuJou since Hibachi is actually too small to get an accurate image of (since it would be covered in bullets and lasers half as large as itself). It first appeared in DonPachi as the True Final Boss, although considerably larger than it was in DoDonPachi and beyond.

Alternate Character Reading: In DaiOuJou, the characters of it's name are written to be "scarlet bee" and in SaiDaiOuJou it's "sun bee".
Calling Your Defense: In SaiDaiOuJou. "BARRIER!"
The Dragon: To Colonel Longhena.
Everything's Worse with Bees: Really, what could be worse than a mechanical bee that fires an obscene amount of bullets?
Giggling Villain: In SaiDaiOuJou.
Half-Human Hybrid: In SaiDaiOuJou, her second form makes her half-mechanical-bee.
Incendiary Exponent: In DoDonPachi, where it uses flaming bullets.
Killer Robot: It is considered the ultimate weapon of the enemy forces for a good reason!
Meaningful Name: Its name means "Fire Bee".
Moe Anthropomorphism: Takes on a human appearance in SaiDaiOuJou.
Nostalgia Level: Her attacks in SaiDaiOuJou are all taken from the Hibachis of other games.
One-Winged Angel: Returns to her insect appearance for her final pattern in SaiDaiOuJou.
Palette Swap: As Zatsuza.
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: When compared to the other bosses Hibachi is tiny.
Power Gives You Wings: In SaiDaiOuJou.
Robot Girl: In SaiDaiOuJou, she's an element daughter.
Secret Character: In DaiFukkatsu iPhone (a.k.a. DoDonPachi Resurrection).
Shouting Shooter/Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: "DAADADADADADADADADADADADAAAAAA!!"
Suddenly Voiced: In SaiDaiOuJou.
Transforming Mecha: In DaiFukkatsu.
True Final Boss: In all games in which it appears.
Unwilling Roboticization: Her goal in SaiDaiOuJou is to turn all of mankind into machines, apparently to protect them.
We Can Rebuild Him: The plot of DaiOuJou is that it is being rebuilt after it was destroyed in Do Don Pachi. It returns yet again in DaiFukkatsu as, once again, the tool of Colonel Longhena.

Introduced in Do Don Pachi

Colonel Schwarlitz Longhena/Longhener

The mysterious commander of the DonPachi Corps throughout the whole DoDonPachi game series (excluding DonPachi).

Clasp Your Hands If You Deceive: Shinu ga yoi (lit. "Dying is good"). Basically, a very "polite" and formal way to tell someone to "Die!" in Japanese.
Just Between You and Me: In DoDonPachi and DaiFukkatsu, he tells the player about his plans and motivations before releasing Hibachi.
Knight Templar
Man Behind the Man: He is responsible for the whole game series, making it look like an attack of killer robots each time.
Manipulative Bastard
Nietzsche Wannabe
This Is Unforgivable!: In DoDonPachi, he states this. "You know, what you've done to me is unforgivable. I'll punish you myself and see to it that you'll die a miserable death with my awesome weapon. Die, maggots."
Treacherous Advisor

Introduced in Do Don Pachi DaiOuJou

DFSD-010 Shotia and Shooty

Voice: Yuzuki Asakura

She was a playable character in DaiOuJou focusing on shot power and quantity of bombs. She returns in the form of Shooty as the boss of stage 5 of DaiFukkatsu, now many times more powerful than ever before. She is described as being pure and faithful - formerly to her human pilot, and now in her obedience to Next EXY.

Creepy Doll
Elegant Gothic Lolita
Emotionless Girl: Except when she is left with her last human memories as her memory is being wiped in DaiOuJou.
Go Out with a Smile: Her ending in DaiOuJou.
Humongous Mecha: As Shooty.
Killer Robot: She was designed solely for combat, and becomes even more killer as Shooty.
Meaningful Name: In DaiOuJou, she is the Shot type.
Nice Hat
Parasol of Prettiness: One piece of artwork for DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label EXTRA shows her carrying one of these, going with the whole gothloli fashion.
Princess Curls
Robot Girl
Transforming Mecha
Zettai Ryouiki: Achieved for Shooty by appearing to have mechanical add-ons to her legs and helped by a detachable skirt.

DFSD-014 Leinyan and Ray'n

Voice: Mizuki Yamaguchi

She was a playable character in DaiOuJou focusing on laser power. She returns in the form of Ray'n as the boss of stage 4 of DaiFukkatsu, still focusing on laser attacks. Once again, she returns in DaiFukkatsu' in Arrange Mode A as Leinyan as she was in DaiOuJou.

Beam Spam: As a boss in DaiFukkatsu, going with the fact that she was the Ray/Laser type in DaiOuJou.
Chinese Girl: She wears a stereotypical chinese dress, and one piece of artwork for DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label EXTRA shows her serving dim sum at the mess hall.
Creepy Doll
Humongous Mecha: As Ray'n.
Interspecies Romance: Her ending in DaiOuJou shows she has truely and emotionally become attached to her pilot who she cannot bear being away from and defies the odds to be with him.
Killer Robot: As Ray'n.
Meaningful Name: In DaiOuJou, she is the Ray/Laser type.
Robot Girl
Show Some Leg: She wears a stereotypical chinese dress which exposes her legs.
Transforming Mecha
Violently Protective Girlfriend: She was originally designed for peace and to protect, but her programming was changed into this. In her ending in DaiOuJou, she has to be forcefully pulled away from her pilot, and even THEN.....

FSD-002 Exy and Next EXY

Voice: Ryo Terashima

She was a playable character in DaiOuJou being excellent at both shot and laser power, but having the fewest number of bombs. She returns in the form of Next EXY as the boss of stage 2 of DaiFukkatsu, physically now the weakest of the original Element Dolls. She is responsible for rebuilding the killer robot army and traveling back in time to 2008.

Black Bra and Panties
Cool Shades: One piece of artwork for DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label EXTRA shows her wearing these.
Creepy Doll
Fingerless Gloves
Go Mad from the Revelation
Humongous Mecha: As Next EXY.
Killer Robot: As Next EXY. Before that, she choked her human pilot to death.
Meaningful Name: In DaiOuJou, she is best used by Expert players due to the fact that she has both Shot and Laser power, but has the fewest number of bombs.
Robot Girl
Stripperiffic
Tears of Blood
Transforming Mecha
White-Haired Pretty Girl
Zettai Ryouiki: Achieved for Next EXY by appearing to have mechanical addons to her legs.

PFSD-015 Piper

She is introduced in DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label EXTRA and is focused on being able to gain Hyper items more often. On the other hand, she starts with no bombs and her Hyper mode has a shorter duration. She is a prototype for a planned mass-production run of Element Dolls. Her programming is incomplete, and her emotions are not fully developed. She only learned how to smile when her pilot smiled.

Black Bra and Panties
Blondes Are Evil
Cleavage Window: Almost literally a window.
Creepy Child
Creepy Doll
Emotionless Girl: The smile she puts on is inauthentic, her emotions are actually undeveloped.
Girlish Pigtails
Hair Decorations
Killer Robot: She is designed solely for combat.
Meaningful Name: Her name is supposed to rhyme with "Hyper", her specialty.
Mythology Gag: She has a number of things in common with Casper.
Robot Girl
Slasher Smile
Super Prototype

Introduced in Do Don Pachi DaiFukkatsu

AI

Voice: Shizuka Tsuji

She is the poster girl for DaiFukkatsu and has white pantsu. Her original design was intended to assist senior citizens and make humans feel more comfortable. She is now the boss of DaiFukkatsu stage 1.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: She is depicted this way in some of the official artwork, stomping around Tokyo, being shot at with little effect, and crushing the Don Pachi ships in her hand.
Humongous Mecha
Joshikousei
Killer Robot
Meaningful Name: Her name can mean either "Artificial Intelligence" or just be an ordinary Japanese name.
Panty Shot: Shown here.
Ridiculously-Human Robots: What does she need white pantsu for? Why does she need to tie her hair?^{[dead link]}
Robot Girl
Transforming Mecha
Zettai Ryouiki: Achieved by making her legs look mechanical starting at the thighs.

Perfect☆

Voice: Saki Ogasawara

The boss of DaiFukkatsu stage 3, she supposedly has the highest potential power out of all the Element Daughters.

A.I. Is a Crapshoot: She developed her speech and behavior patterns on her own.
Genki Girl: "Mateeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
Humongous Mecha
Killer Robot
Lucky Charms Title
Meganekko
Meido
Robot Girl
Transforming Mecha
Zettai Ryouiki: Achieved by making her legs look mechanical starting at the thighs.

Introduced in Do Don Pachi SaiDaiOuJou

Shuri

Voice: Yukana

She is the Element Doll for the Type-A ship (red, straight-forward shot, fast movement speed) in SaiDaiOuJou. She has an extremely aggressive personality and believes that the best defense is an even better offense.

Absolute Cleavage: For both her Shot and Expert outfits.
Expy: Of Exy.
Meganekko: In her Laser outfit.
Robot Girl
Sexy Secretary: In her Laser outfit.
Showgirl Skirt: In her Shot outfit.
Wicked Cultured: For example, one stage-complete image shows her drinking a glass of wine.
Zettai Ryouiki

Hikari

Voice: Eri Kitamura

She is the Element Doll for the Type-B ship (green, turning shot, medium movement speed) in SaiDaiOuJou. Since she is a relatively new model, she is uncertain about herself and always looks to her pilot for guidance.

Maria

Voice: Mamiko Noto

She is the Element Doll for the Type-C ship (blue, wideshot, slow movement speed) in SaiDaiOuJou. She has a calm personality, is as quiet as a mouse, and calculates her decisions carefully.

Expy: In general, she is an Expy of Shotia. Her outfit in Laser mode looks a lot like that of Hatsune Miku.
Meido: Her Shot outfit.
Robot Girl
Zettai Ryouiki