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* [[Cool Helmet]]
* [[Cool Helmet]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Other than Hayato and Kaga, most of the racers suffered from this in the last 2 OVAs (especially in ''SIN'') and the ''SAGA'' drama CDs, with Randoll and Johji being the worst cases (although in Johji's case, he is still playable in later video games).
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Other than Hayato and Kaga, most of the racers suffered from this in the last 2 OVAs (especially in ''SIN'') and the ''SAGA'' drama CDs, with Randoll and Johji being the worst cases (although in Johji's case, he is still playable in later video games).
* [[Last Name Basis]]: Most of the racers are rarely called by their first names.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Most of the racers are rarely called by their first names.


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** {{spoiler|[[Happily Married]]: They get married the end of SIN.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Happily Married]]: They get married the end of SIN.}}
* [[Red Baron]]: "Ushiwakamaru", "The Young Emperor of the Circuit"
* [[Red Baron]]: "Ushiwakamaru", "The Young Emperor of the Circuit"
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Kaga and him, with Hayato as the red and Kaga as the blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Kaga and him, with Hayato as the red and Kaga as the blue.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: The sensitive guy to Shinjyo and Kaga's manly men. He and Ohtomo plays the sensitive guys to Shinjyo's manly man.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: The sensitive guy to Shinjyo and Kaga's manly men. He and Ohtomo plays the sensitive guys to Shinjyo's manly man.
* [[Shonen Hair]]
* [[Shonen Hair]]
* [[Shut UP Hannibal]]: To Henri in EP 7 of ''Zero''. After shoving him to the trailer door, he asks him what he's racing for.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: To Henri in EP 7 of ''Zero''. After shoving him to the trailer door, he asks him what he's racing for.
* [[Super Mode]]: The Zero Realm.
* [[Super Mode]]: The Zero Realm.
* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: The performer to Randoll and Shinjyo's technicians.
* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: The performer to Randoll and Shinjyo's technicians.
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* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: In ''SAGA''. He regains his original personality towards the end of episode 4.
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: In ''SAGA''. He regains his original personality towards the end of episode 4.
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: In episode 3 of ''Double One'', after he drove recklessly on the test track as he's put into Asuka's arms and then he fell down as he threw up.
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: In episode 3 of ''Double One'', after he drove recklessly on the test track as he's put into Asuka's arms and then he fell down as he threw up.
* [[What the Hell Hero]]: He finds himself at the receiving end of this a few times, like in EP 12 of the TV series.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: He finds himself at the receiving end of this a few times, like in EP 12 of the TV series.


=== '''Asuka Sugo''' ===
=== '''Asuka Sugo''' ===
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* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: This happens to her in episode 5 of ''Zero''. Her hair grew a bit longer in ''Saga'' and ''Sin''. [[media:Asuka_Sugo_3436.jpg|This image]] shows side by side comparisons of her by 7 years. Notice the change in the art style as well.
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: This happens to her in episode 5 of ''Zero''. Her hair grew a bit longer in ''Saga'' and ''Sin''. [[media:Asuka_Sugo_3436.jpg|This image]] shows side by side comparisons of her by 7 years. Notice the change in the art style as well.
* [[Genki Girl]]: In the TV series and first 2 OVAs, to a lesser extent.
* [[Genki Girl]]: In the TV series and first 2 OVAs, to a lesser extent.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: She gives this to Hayato in EP 35 of the TV series after he gets hysterical over trying to destroy Asurada for causing his friend Johji to be injured and retire from Cyber Formula.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: She gives this to Hayato in EP 35 of the TV series after he gets hysterical over trying to destroy Asurada for causing his friend Johji to be injured and retire from Cyber Formula.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: In the earlier series, she sports a headband.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: In the earlier series, she sports a headband.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: One in training, as she's a medical student at [[Ivy League for Everyone|Columbia University]].
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: One in training, as she's a medical student at [[Ivy League for Everyone|Columbia University]].
* [[Lethal Chef]]: She once made parsley and durian juice for Hayato and when he doesn't want it, she drank it instead and she fainted. In the 2nd radio drama cassette, she cooked and made some food for Hayato's birthday party. This time, Hayato ate the food anyway and [[Masochists Meal|the cooking was so bad]] that he collapsed and ''was sent to the hospital''.
* [[Lethal Chef]]: She once made parsley and durian juice for Hayato and when he doesn't want it, she drank it instead and she fainted. In the 2nd radio drama cassette, she cooked and made some food for Hayato's birthday party. This time, Hayato ate the food anyway and [[Masochist's Meal|the cooking was so bad]] that he collapsed and ''was sent to the hospital''.
* [[Light Feminine and Dark Feminine]]: The light feminine to Kyoko's dark.
* [[Light Feminine and Dark Feminine]]: The light feminine to Kyoko's dark.
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Her pendant, which has a photo of her brother, {{spoiler|and the photo also serves as a clue on the identity of Schumacher.}} That pendant later has a photo of her, Hayato and Osamu. In ''Double-One'', however, she threw her pendant at Osamu after he defeated Hayato in the English race. Hayato later gave it back to her at the end.
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Her pendant, which has a photo of her brother, {{spoiler|and the photo also serves as a clue on the identity of Schumacher.}} That pendant later has a photo of her, Hayato and Osamu. In ''Double-One'', however, she threw her pendant at Osamu after he defeated Hayato in the English race. Hayato later gave it back to her at the end.
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* [[Pit Girls]]: She was one at the beginning of the series as well as a general agent of the Sugo Team, until her role is filled by Megumi and Satsuki.
* [[Pit Girls]]: She was one at the beginning of the series as well as a general agent of the Sugo Team, until her role is filled by Megumi and Satsuki.
* [[Shower Scene]] / [[Furo Scene]]: The shower scene episode 32 in the TV series and episode 4 of ''SAGA'', and the furo scene Episode 5 of ''11''.
* [[Shower Scene]] / [[Furo Scene]]: The shower scene episode 32 in the TV series and episode 4 of ''SAGA'', and the furo scene Episode 5 of ''11''.
* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: She and Osamu.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: She and Osamu.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Hayato may be a bit temperamental at times, but he's still a really nice guy.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Hayato may be a bit temperamental at times, but he's still a really nice guy.
* [[Stocking Filler]]: She wears those with her one-piece race queen outfit in the TV series.
* [[Stocking Filler]]: She wears those with her one-piece race queen outfit in the TV series.
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||Notable Entrants||Knight Saber 005 (2015), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2016), Garland SF-3 <ref>(For test drive only)</ref>||||
||Notable Entrants||Knight Saber 005 (2015), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2016), Garland SF-3 <ref>(For test drive only)</ref>||||


The son of Sugo corp's president Kojiro Sugo and the [[Long Lost Relative|long lost brother]] of Asuka. He escaped from his home after an argument with his father due to his belief that the Cyber System isn't needed in the racing society, he then goes to England, joins the Missing Link F-1 team, and becomes [[The Rival]] of Edelhi Bootsvorz. However, he accepted the concept of the Cyber System after he became the test driver of the prototype of the Asurada Cyber System. He quits the team sometime later [[He Knows Too Much|after he knew of Smith's ambition to take the wrong use of his father's childhood friend's creation, the Asurada Super Neuro Computer, for his own gain.]] He disguises himself as Knight Schumacher, and participated in the 10th Cyber Formula World Grand Prix as a driver of Union Savior to keep an eye on Hiroyuki Kazami's son, Hayato, who is now driving a machine with the aforementioned Cyber System, as well as Smith and his men. He retires in the 4th race due to Smith, who has attacked him while he's on a race duel with Bootsvorz. Osamu returns to his F-1 career after the debut of Super Asurada 01.
The son of Sugo corp's president Kojiro Sugo and the [[Long-Lost Relative|long lost brother]] of Asuka. He escaped from his home after an argument with his father due to his belief that the Cyber System isn't needed in the racing society, he then goes to England, joins the Missing Link F-1 team, and becomes [[The Rival]] of Edelhi Bootsvorz. However, he accepted the concept of the Cyber System after he became the test driver of the prototype of the Asurada Cyber System. He quits the team sometime later [[He Knows Too Much|after he knew of Smith's ambition to take the wrong use of his father's childhood friend's creation, the Asurada Super Neuro Computer, for his own gain.]] He disguises himself as Knight Schumacher, and participated in the 10th Cyber Formula World Grand Prix as a driver of Union Savior to keep an eye on Hiroyuki Kazami's son, Hayato, who is now driving a machine with the aforementioned Cyber System, as well as Smith and his men. He retires in the 4th race due to Smith, who has attacked him while he's on a race duel with Bootsvorz. Osamu returns to his F-1 career after the debut of Super Asurada 01.


In ''Double-One'', he returns for the 11th Cyber GPX as the driver of AOI Zip Formula, and won the English GP race with the Ex-Superion Z/A-8. Despite him quickly becoming a Champion favorite, his eye problems due to the incident with Smith had resurfaced and has worsened in the series. Through he still leads in points in the end of season, his eyes nearly turned blind in the final race, in which he would finish the final 3 laps solely with the navigation voices of the Cyber System. He finished fourth in that race and retired from Cyber Formula after the end of the 2016 season.
In ''Double-One'', he returns for the 11th Cyber GPX as the driver of AOI Zip Formula, and won the English GP race with the Ex-Superion Z/A-8. Despite him quickly becoming a Champion favorite, his eye problems due to the incident with Smith had resurfaced and has worsened in the series. Through he still leads in points in the end of season, his eyes nearly turned blind in the final race, in which he would finish the final 3 laps solely with the navigation voices of the Cyber System. He finished fourth in that race and retired from Cyber Formula after the end of the 2016 season.
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* [[Cool Shades]]: As Knight Schumacher.
* [[Cool Shades]]: As Knight Schumacher.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: He has brown eyes and his hair is also brown.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: He has brown eyes and his hair is also brown.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: He does this to Henri in the final episode of ''Zero'' after Henri tried to abandon his chance of winning the championship. Ironically, he was slapped by his father in a flashback in the TV series before he leaves his home to England.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: He does this to Henri in the final episode of ''Zero'' after Henri tried to abandon his chance of winning the championship. Ironically, he was slapped by his father in a flashback in the TV series before he leaves his home to England.
* {{spoiler|[[He Knows Too Much]]: Schumacher knew that Hayato's father was developing Asurada during their tenure in Missing Link and learns about Smith's sinister plans. Smith tries to kill him for exposing his secrets, but wound up injuring him instead. He got better, but unfortunately, he suffered an eye injury, which would set the course for ''11''.}}
* {{spoiler|[[He Knows Too Much]]: Schumacher knew that Hayato's father was developing Asurada during their tenure in Missing Link and learns about Smith's sinister plans. Smith tries to kill him for exposing his secrets, but wound up injuring him instead. He got better, but unfortunately, he suffered an eye injury, which would set the course for ''11''.}}
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: In ''11'', it seems that he [[Took a Level In Jerkass]] once he challenges Hayato and the other drivers, {{spoiler|but it turns out that he just wanted to ''teach'' Hayato how to be a better racer as his eyesight problems begins to worsen.}}
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: In ''11'', it seems that he [[Took a Level In Jerkass]] once he challenges Hayato and the other drivers, {{spoiler|but it turns out that he just wanted to ''teach'' Hayato how to be a better racer as his eyesight problems begins to worsen.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke I Am Your Father]]: He is Asuka's long lost brother, he ran away from home 5 years before the original series takes place to be a racer in England.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: He is Asuka's long lost brother, he ran away from home 5 years before the original series takes place to be a racer in England.}}
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: In the first half of the TV series.
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: In the first half of the TV series.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]/[[Named After Somebody Famous]]: He was modeled after Michael Schumacher, of course.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]/[[Named After Somebody Famous]]: He was modeled after Michael Schumacher, of course.
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: Thankfully, Asuka's pendant spoils everything.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Thankfully, Asuka's pendant spoils everything.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Supersonic Knight"
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Supersonic Knight"
* [[The Rival]]: To Bootsvorz, in their F1 days.
* [[The Rival]]: To Bootsvorz, in their F1 days.
* {{spoiler|[[Secret Keeper]]: He is the one, along with Junko, who knows about Smith's plans to steal Asurada.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Secret Keeper]]: He is the one, along with Junko, who knows about Smith's plans to steal Asurada.}}
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: He's the manly man to Bootsvorz's sensitive guy.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: He's the manly man to Bootsvorz's sensitive guy.
* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: He and Asuka.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: He and Asuka.
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: He is called "Knight Shoemach" in the series.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: He is called "Knight Shoemach" in the series.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: He acts professional and level-headed, but he ''really'' warms up to Hayato and Asuka.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: He acts professional and level-headed, but he ''really'' warms up to Hayato and Asuka.
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: {{spoiler|In ''Double-One'', Osamu told Hayato that he stopped being Osamu Sugo once he returned to racing and declared him his enemy. He reverts back to his real name after the end of ''Double-One''.}}
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: {{spoiler|In ''Double-One'', Osamu told Hayato that he stopped being Osamu Sugo once he returned to racing and declared him his enemy. He reverts back to his real name after the end of ''Double-One''.}}
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* [[Skunk Stripe]]: He has silver hair with a red streak on the strand of his bangs.
* [[Skunk Stripe]]: He has silver hair with a red streak on the strand of his bangs.
* [[Stage Dad]]: His father pushes Henri to be the best in racing and then {{spoiler|ignored him after Hayato wins his first championship.}} It helps that he's a former racer.
* [[Stage Dad]]: His father pushes Henri to be the best in racing and then {{spoiler|ignored him after Hayato wins his first championship.}} It helps that he's a former racer.
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]


=== '''Seiichiro Shiba''' ===
=== '''Seiichiro Shiba''' ===
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* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: To Miki in episode 9 of the TV series. Does this to Hayato too, ''multiple'' times, although verbally.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: To Miki in episode 9 of the TV series. Does this to Hayato too, ''multiple'' times, although verbally.
* [[Its All My Fault]]: In ''ZERO'', he blamed himself for causing Hayato's accident in the fifth race, so much so that he retired briefly from his team.
* [[It's All My Fault]]: In ''ZERO'', he blamed himself for causing Hayato's accident in the fifth race, so much so that he retired briefly from his team.
* [[Porn Stache]]
* [[Porn Stache]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]
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* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]]
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Chief, short for chief mechanic.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Chief, short for chief mechanic.
* [[Jackie Robinson Story]]: She wanted to be the top car mechanic in the world and she applied to many racing teams, but they say that either she is too young or don't need a female mechanic, and she was disappointed. Then she listened to a song called "Atarimae no Kiseiki" (which is the insert song of EP 17 of TV series), which brought her spirits back up and eventually went to the Sugo team.
* [[Jackie Robinson Story]]: She wanted to be the top car mechanic in the world and she applied to many racing teams, but they say that either she is too young or don't need a female mechanic, and she was disappointed. Then she listened to a song called "Atarimae no Kiseiki" (which is the insert song of EP 17 of TV series), which brought her spirits back up and eventually went to the Sugo team.
* [[Nice Hat]]: She wears a cap with her name on it.
* [[Nice Hat]]: She wears a cap with her name on it.
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: In episode 6 of ''Saga''.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: In episode 6 of ''Saga''.
* [[Shorttank]]
* [[Shorttank]]
* [[Shower Scene]]: In episode 3 of ''11''. [[Shower of Angst]], to be specific.
* [[Shower Scene]]: In episode 3 of ''11''. [[Shower of Angst]], to be specific.
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* [[Wrench Wench]]
* [[Wrench Wench]]


=== '''Ryohei Sumi (AKA "[[In Series Nickname|Pei]]")''' ===
=== '''Ryohei Sumi (AKA "[[In-Series Nickname|Pei]]")''' ===
==== '''Voiced by: Tatsuya Matsuda (TV series-''ZERO''), Naoki Tatsuta (''SAGA''-''SIN'')''' ====
==== '''Voiced by: Tatsuya Matsuda (TV series-''ZERO''), Naoki Tatsuta (''SAGA''-''SIN'')''' ====


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* [[AB Negative]]: Although it is not explained in-series, it is heavily implied that he has this, due to him having a special kind of blood type and played a plot point in one episode of the TV series. It is also this ''very'' kind of blood type that made him give up auto racing due to safety reasons.
* [[AB Negative]]: Although it is not explained in-series, it is heavily implied that he has this, due to him having a special kind of blood type and played a plot point in one episode of the TV series. It is also this ''very'' kind of blood type that made him give up auto racing due to safety reasons.
* [[Ill Boy]]: At least in a filler episode, although he eventually recovered.
* [[Ill Boy]]: At least in a filler episode, although he eventually recovered.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: Pei.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Pei.
** [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: He is rarely referred to by his real name Ryohei.
** [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: He is rarely referred to by his real name Ryohei.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: He is shorter than Hayato, but he is a year older than him.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: He is shorter than Hayato, but he is a year older than him.
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* [[Innocent Blue Eyes]]
* [[Innocent Blue Eyes]]
* [[Remember the New Guy|Remember the New Girl]]: She was first introduced at end of the first episode of ''Double-One'', but she's been working with Hayato's father when they were working for Missing Link.
* [[Remember the New Guy|Remember the New Girl]]: She was first introduced at end of the first episode of ''Double-One'', but she's been working with Hayato's father when they were working for Missing Link.
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Is it Clair or Claire?
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Is it Clair or Claire?
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: The girly girl (with Asuka) to Miki's tomboy.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: The girly girl (with Asuka) to Miki's tomboy.
* [[Together Umbrella]]: With Osamu in the first episode of ''11''.
* [[Together Umbrella]]: With Osamu in the first episode of ''11''.
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||Notable Entrants||Stealth Jaguar Z-7 (2015), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2018–2019), Al-Zard NP-1 (2020), Ex-Superion Z/A-10 (2022), Ogre AN-21 (2022)||||
||Notable Entrants||Stealth Jaguar Z-7 (2015), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2018–2019), Al-Zard NP-1 (2020), Ex-Superion Z/A-10 (2022), Ogre AN-21 (2022)||||


Bleed Kaga was a former 'Crash Racer' racing on the fringes of recognized professional racing. These racing often dangerous and resulting in death gave him a plethora of skills he passed on to then rookie driver Hayato Kazami when they met on the highways of Japan. They quickly became friends which was complicated when Bleed, always chasing the big money made the jump to the new Aoi ZIP Formula team formed when his "Proto Jaguar" (A modified Cyber-wheel made by Aoi) was totally wrecked in the Fireball Race and Aoi began to lose confidence in their rising star Naoki Shinjyo. Bleed and Hayato would first be friends then [[Red Oni Blue Oni|rivals]] as their goals in racing began to clash.
Bleed Kaga was a former 'Crash Racer' racing on the fringes of recognized professional racing. These racing often dangerous and resulting in death gave him a plethora of skills he passed on to then rookie driver Hayato Kazami when they met on the highways of Japan. They quickly became friends which was complicated when Bleed, always chasing the big money made the jump to the new Aoi ZIP Formula team formed when his "Proto Jaguar" (A modified Cyber-wheel made by Aoi) was totally wrecked in the Fireball Race and Aoi began to lose confidence in their rising star Naoki Shinjyo. Bleed and Hayato would first be friends then [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|rivals]] as their goals in racing began to clash.


Like Hayato, {{spoiler|he proceeded the "Zero-Realm" ability which can predict the opponent's movement in an very early stage, however, upon his discovery of "Zero-Realm", he would be involved in an accident in which his best friend Eiji Aizawa was killed. [[My Greatest Failure|He bears the grief as the reason of his death]] until he found Hayato, which he found similarities towards Eiji. Kaga would call Hayato as his "lifetime rival" until he beats him in 2022. In the opener of 2023 season, he was seen visiting the grave of Eiji.}}
Like Hayato, {{spoiler|he proceeded the "Zero-Realm" ability which can predict the opponent's movement in an very early stage, however, upon his discovery of "Zero-Realm", he would be involved in an accident in which his best friend Eiji Aizawa was killed. [[My Greatest Failure|He bears the grief as the reason of his death]] until he found Hayato, which he found similarities towards Eiji. Kaga would call Hayato as his "lifetime rival" until he beats him in 2022. In the opener of 2023 season, he was seen visiting the grave of Eiji.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Best Friend]]: Eiji died in a car collision as a result of Kaga discovering the Zero Realm.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Best Friend]]: Eiji died in a car collision as a result of Kaga discovering the Zero Realm.}}
* [[Genki Guy]]: In the TV series and the first OVA.
* [[Genki Guy]]: In the TV series and the first OVA.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: He punches Shinjyo twice in episode 6 of ''Zero''.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: He punches Shinjyo twice in episode 6 of ''Zero''.
* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: His trademark crescent-shaped scar on his forehead (as explained in the [[Audio Adaptation|drama CD]] ''SAGA II'': Round 5) {{spoiler|was the result of his failed attempt of rescuing his good friend Eiji from the car that Eiji was in and the car exploded, killing him and Kaga's forehead was cut by the flying debris, giving Kaga that scar.}}
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: His trademark crescent-shaped scar on his forehead (as explained in the [[Audio Adaptation|drama CD]] ''SAGA II'': Round 5) {{spoiler|was the result of his failed attempt of rescuing his good friend Eiji from the car that Eiji was in and the car exploded, killing him and Kaga's forehead was cut by the flying debris, giving Kaga that scar.}}
* [[Important Haircut]]: He has one at the final episode of ''Sin''.
* [[Important Haircut]]: He has one at the final episode of ''Sin''.
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[The Lancer]]
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink|Real Men Drive Purplish-Pink Race Cars]]
* [[Real Men Wear Pink|Real Men Drive Purplish-Pink Race Cars]]
* [[Red Baron]]: "Wild Child of the Circuit"
* [[Red Baron]]: "Wild Child of the Circuit"
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Hayato and him, He is the blue to Hayato's red. In the final Drama CD, he is the red to Eiji's blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Hayato and him, He is the blue to Hayato's red. In the final Drama CD, he is the red to Eiji's blue.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: The manly man (along with Shinjyo) to Hayato's sensitive guy, although he's less muscular and more cheerful (in the first 2 series) than the standard manly man.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: The manly man (along with Shinjyo) to Hayato's sensitive guy, although he's less muscular and more cheerful (in the first 2 series) than the standard manly man.
* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: He became more serious in ''ZERO'' and the last 2 OVAs.
* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: He became more serious in ''ZERO'' and the last 2 OVAs.
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* [[Hot Blooded]]: He gets his moments at times.
* [[Hot Blooded]]: He gets his moments at times.
* [[Jerkass]] --> [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerkass]] --> [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: In episode 6 of ''Saga''.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: In episode 6 of ''Saga''.
* [[Rage Against the Reflection]]: The end of episode 25 of the TV series, after he was defeated by Hayato in the race trials in England.
* [[Rage Against the Reflection]]: The end of episode 25 of the TV series, after he was defeated by Hayato in the race trials in England.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Young Japanese Warrior"
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Young Japanese Warrior"
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* [[Survival Mantra]]: In EP 6 of ''ZERO'':
* [[Survival Mantra]]: In EP 6 of ''ZERO'':
{{quote| "Run Ex-Superion, Run...run...RUN!!!! RUN! RUN! RUN! RUN!!!"}}
{{quote| "Run Ex-Superion, Run...run...RUN!!!! RUN! RUN! RUN! RUN!!!"}}
* [[Tall Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: The technician to Hayato's performer.
* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: The technician to Hayato's performer.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Again, to Hayato.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Again, to Hayato.
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Tropes associated with Phill:
Tropes associated with Phill:
* [[Dark Skinned Blond]]
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]
* [[Nice Guy]]: Although he is quiet (more so in ''SAGA''), he's a really nice guy in general.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Although he is quiet (more so in ''SAGA''), he's a really nice guy in general.
* [[Not So Stoic]]: {{spoiler|In EP 8 of ''SAGA'', he angrily destroys the connection between Al-Zard and him and tries to take control of the car without the navigation's assistance but he got injured in the process.}}
* [[Not So Stoic]]: {{spoiler|In EP 8 of ''SAGA'', he angrily destroys the connection between Al-Zard and him and tries to take control of the car without the navigation's assistance but he got injured in the process.}}
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* [[Quickly Demoted Woman]]: In ''SAGA'', when she is demoted to vice president. She gets back her position at the end, only to retire, although it is hinted to be a temporary retirement.
* [[Quickly Demoted Woman]]: In ''SAGA'', when she is demoted to vice president. She gets back her position at the end, only to retire, although it is hinted to be a temporary retirement.
* [[Rich Bitch]]: At least in the TV series.
* [[Rich Bitch]]: At least in the TV series.
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]


=== '''Kyoshiro Nagumo''' ===
=== '''Kyoshiro Nagumo''' ===
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Tropes associated with Randoll:
Tropes associated with Randoll:
* [[The Ace]]
* [[The Ace]]
* [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Blue Blood]]: He's extremely wealthy and he's also a ''Marquis'' on top of that.
* [[Blue Blood]]: He's extremely wealthy and he's also a ''Marquis'' on top of that.
* [[Break the Haughty]]: This happens to him in the Spanish GP in EP 33 of the TV series.
* [[Break the Haughty]]: This happens to him in the Spanish GP in EP 33 of the TV series.
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* [[Cock Fight]]: During the latter half of the TV series, he invokes this on Hayato in races, especially when Asuka is around.
* [[Cock Fight]]: During the latter half of the TV series, he invokes this on Hayato in races, especially when Asuka is around.
* [[Cool Shades]]: As Prince Rosencreuz.
* [[Cool Shades]]: As Prince Rosencreuz.
* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: He has one on his left cheek {{spoiler|as the result of the accident with Hayato.}}
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: He has one on his left cheek {{spoiler|as the result of the accident with Hayato.}}
* [[I Know Karate]]: In episode 7 of ''Saga''.
* [[I Know Karate]]: In episode 7 of ''Saga''.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: At least in the latter half of the TV series.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: At least in the latter half of the TV series.
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]]: In ''SAGA'' and ''SIN''.
* [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]]: In ''SAGA'' and ''SIN''.
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: As "Prince Rosencreuz''.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: As "Prince Rosencreuz''.
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]: Blond hair, green eyes and he's Austrian.
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]: Blond hair, green eyes and he's Austrian.
* [[Red Baron]]: "Genius", "Young Prince", "[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Amadeus]] of the Circuit"
* [[Red Baron]]: "Genius", "Young Prince", "[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Amadeus]] of the Circuit"
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* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[The Jeeves]]: To Randoll.
* [[The Jeeves]]: To Randoll.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: He's afraid of dogs.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: He's afraid of dogs.


== Sturozech Project/Stormzender ==
== Sturozech Project/Stormzender ==
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* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: He serves as this whenever he isn't racing or jerking around.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: He serves as this whenever he isn't racing or jerking around.
* [[Red Baron]]: "High-Tech Cowboy"
* [[Red Baron]]: "High-Tech Cowboy"
* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: In an [[Out of Character Moment]] in a drama CD, he said that women shouldn't be racers (referring to Marie), which led to the female characters issuing a challenge for him.
* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: In an [[Out-of-Character Moment]] in a drama CD, he said that women shouldn't be racers (referring to Marie), which led to the female characters issuing a challenge for him.
* [[With Friends Like These]]: With Heinel.
* [[With Friends Like These]]: With Heinel.


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* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: According to the Japanese [[Other Wiki]], he was modeled after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Prost Alain Prost].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: According to the Japanese [[Other Wiki]], he was modeled after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Prost Alain Prost].
* [[Red Baron]]: "Precision Machine Driver"
* [[Red Baron]]: "Precision Machine Driver"
* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: He and Lisa.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: He and Lisa.
* [[Smart People Wear Glasses]]
* [[Smart People Wear Glasses]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
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Tropes associated with Lisa:
Tropes associated with Lisa:
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: She and Heinel.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: She and Heinel.


== Missing Link ==
== Missing Link ==
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* [[Car Fu]]: He does this with his Missioner VR-4 by driving it to his former boss' helicopter after he was betrayed by said boss one too many times. Also see [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Car Fu]]: He does this with his Missioner VR-4 by driving it to his former boss' helicopter after he was betrayed by said boss one too many times. Also see [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Cyborg]]: Well, he has a cyborg-like arm and eye, after all.
* [[Cyborg]]: Well, he has a cyborg-like arm and eye, after all.
* [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: His father (who was a diplomat) died when he was 5 years old.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: His father (who was a diplomat) died when he was 5 years old.
* [[Eye Scream]]: He lost his left eye (along with his left arm) in an F-1 test when he crashed while chasing Osamu.
* [[Eye Scream]]: He lost his left eye (along with his left arm) in an F-1 test when he crashed while chasing Osamu.
* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: After he got his new prosthetic eye, it revealed a huge scar over his left eye.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: After he got his new prosthetic eye, it revealed a huge scar over his left eye.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: He has a cyborg arm and eye, but that doesn't stop him from being a race car driver.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: He has a cyborg arm and eye, but that doesn't stop him from being a race car driver.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: He used to crash other racers, but then he crashes his own boss' helicopter with his Missioner VR-4, and finally races normally like other good racers.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: He used to crash other racers, but then he crashes his own boss' helicopter with his Missioner VR-4, and finally races normally like other good racers.}}
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* [[The Rival]]: To Osamu in their F1 days.
* [[The Rival]]: To Osamu in their F1 days.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: The sensitive guy to Osamu's manly man.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: The sensitive guy to Osamu's manly man.
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Edelhi or Edelie?
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Edelhi or Edelie?
* [[Team Dad]]: Especially after his {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}.
* [[Team Dad]]: Especially after his {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}.


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* [[Hot Blooded]]: With the red hair to match.
* [[Hot Blooded]]: With the red hair to match.
* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: His last name is taken after the late Dale Earnhardt.
* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: His last name is taken after the late Dale Earnhardt.
* [[Peek a Bangs]]: Although though both of his eyes are shown.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Although though both of his eyes are shown.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: His racing suit has hot pink stripes and his helmet has a ''pink heart''.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: His racing suit has hot pink stripes and his helmet has a ''pink heart''.


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Tropes associated with Smith:
Tropes associated with Smith:
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]] / [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: He was killed as his helicopter (which he used the chopper's missiles as a weapon) crashed down.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]] / [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: He was killed as his helicopter (which he used the chopper's missiles as a weapon) crashed down.}}
* [[Last Name Basis]]
* [[Last-Name Basis]]
* [[Sinister Shades]]
* [[Sinister Shades]]


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Tropes associated with Johji:
Tropes associated with Johji:
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Hayato.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Hayato.
* [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Country Mouse]]: He comes from a ranch in Hokkaido.
* [[Country Mouse]]: He comes from a ranch in Hokkaido.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Has brown eyes and hair.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Has brown eyes and hair.
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* [[My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That]]: In one episode of the TV series, when Hayato was in the midst of a love triangle involving Asuka, Randoll and him, Asurada asks him what a kiss is and detects his heart rate.
* [[My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That]]: In one episode of the TV series, when Hayato was in the midst of a love triangle involving Asuka, Randoll and him, Asurada asks him what a kiss is and detects his heart rate.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Hayato in some ways, at the end of the TV series.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Hayato in some ways, at the end of the TV series.
* [[The Reason You Suck Speech]]: A heroic version, he's just teaching Hayato to drive properly, really.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: A heroic version, he's just teaching Hayato to drive properly, really.
* [[Stop Helping Me]]: Which is related to above statement.
* [[Stop Helping Me]]: Which is related to above statement.


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* {{spoiler|[[Death By Origin Story]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Death By Origin Story]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Doomed By Canon]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Doomed By Canon]]}}
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The blue to Kaga's red.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to Kaga's red.
* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]}}