Martian Successor Nadesico/Characters

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Here are the characters from the popular sci-fi anime Martian Successor Nadesico, along with the tropes they represent. Please be aware of spoilers.

Crew of the Nadesico

Akito Tenkawa

Tropes exhibited by Akito Tenkawa include:

Yurika Misumaru

Tropes exhibited by Yurika Misumaru include:

Ruri Hoshino

Tropes exhibited by Ruri Hoshino include:

Jiro Yamada Gai Daigouji

Tropes exhibited by Gai Daigouji include:

Megumi Reinald

Tropes exhibited by Megumi Reinald include:

Minato Haruka

Tropes exhibited by Minato Haruka include:

Jun Aoi

Tropes exhibited by Jun Aoi include:

Goat Hoary

Tropes exhibited by Goat Hoary include:

Mr. Prospector

Tropes exhibited by Mr. Prospector include:

Ryoko Subaru

Tropes exhibited by Ryoko Subaru include:

Hikaru Amano

Tropes exhibited by Hikaru Amano include:

Izumi Maki

Tropes exhibited by Izumi Maki include:

Seiya Uribatake

Tropes exhibited by Seiya Uribatake include:
  • Berserk Button: He has two of these: 1) Seeing Akito 'get all the chicks', and 2) people breaking his Aestivalises.
  • Cargo Ship: He went head over heels with glee at the sight of the Aestivalis piloted by Nagare Akatsuki.
  • Dirty Old Man: Played straight and subverted and played straight again. Part of the reason he came aboard was to get away from his wife and (theoretically) spread some wild oats. Later on, people think there's something going on between him and Hikaru. Then they find out that she's helping him build a diorama with 1/48 scale plastic Aestivalis models. Then Hikaru has to let him down easy when he does try to start a romantic relationship with her.
    • And then subverted again later in the series when he makes a heartfelt promise to his wife that he'll return to her once the fighting ends.
  • The Engineer
  • Mr. Fixit and The Engineer (specifically, a Mechanic)
  • Nobuo Tobita[context?]
  • Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?: Justified; he makes most of the special gear used by the Nadesico by embezzling Nergal company funds, but they turn a blind eye to it as it means they get new equipment to use.

Inez Fressange

Tropes exhibited by Inez Fressange include:

Howmei

Tropes exhibited by Howmei include:
  • Crazy Prepared: She has over 300 different spices in the ships pantry. Her reason: she wants to make sure each crew member gets to eat exactly what they want, because nobody knows if it might be their last meal.
  • Mentor: To Akito, at least where cooking is concerned.
  • Supreme Chef

Sadaki Munetake

Tropes exhibited by Sadaki Munetake include:
  • Driven to Suicide
  • The Neidermeyer
  • Heroic BSOD- He was actually a much more moral, upright human being who believed in justice and doing the right thing, but he became corrupted by his own ambition, and after The Reveal on the identity of the Jovian Lizards, he snaps when his guilt over the bastard he became and his horror that what he fought for was a massive lie combine and drive him crazy.
  • The Scrappy
  • We Have Reserves: When Minato points out that shooting the Nadesico's gravity blast will cause massive friendly casualties, his answer is pretty much "So what?"

Nagare Akatsuki

Tropes exhibited by Nagare Akatsuki include:

Erina Kinjo Won

Tropes exhibited by Erina Kinjo Won include:
  • Love Hurts (It's implied she knew and had feelings for Akito's father, which might explain why she's so snappy around him)
  • Manipulative Bitch
  • The Scrappy
  • Smug Snake: Never quite reaches her boss Akatsuki's levels of brilliance, and comes across more as an annoying, self-important bitch who cares for nothing but herself.

Jovian Federation / Martian Successors

Tsukumo Shiratori

Tropes exhibited by Tsukumo Shiratori include:

Yukina Shiratori

Tropes exhibited by Yukina Shiratori include:

Genichiro Tsukiyomi

Tropes exhibited by Genichiro Tsukiyomi include:

Saburota Takasugi

Tropes exhibited by Saburota Takasugi include:

Haruki Kusakabe

Tropes exhibited by Haruki Kusakabe include:

Aritomo Shinjo

Hokushin

Tropes exhibited by Hokushin include:
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