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Line 6: == Drillers == === Susumu Hori === [[File:~~chrs_05_4559~~chrs 05 4559.gif\|frame\|"Let's Drill!"]] {{quote\| The middle son of the famous Taizo Hori (a.k.a [[Dig Dug]]) and Masuyo Toby (a.k.a "Kissy" from Alien Sector) And the main character of Mr Driller. By being barely just 15 years old, he has been already entitled with the [[Digging to China\|highest rank of driller in the world]]. He's actually a really sweet child but he tends to be a little careless.}} === Tropes: === * [[Messy Hair]]: [http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/6295/shushumu.png See here.] Line 31: * [[Kid Hero]] * [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: ''Those careless undergrounders will never learn''. * [[Mitsuko Horie]]{{context\|reason=Is this a trope?}} * [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]: Okay, so his profile says that he was born in ''1987'' and the first game was released in 2000, it says that he's 14 years old. Either the game's timeline is really messed up or he has just not aged at all since then. * [[Older Than He Looks]]: Will you beleive that he's ''15 years old?'' * [[Real Men Wear Pink]] Line 47 ⟶ 46: === Anna Hottenmeyer === [[File:~~chrs_04_732~~chrs 04 732.gif\|frame\|"How rude! Im a girl! HMMPH!"]] {{quote\| Anna is a '''female''' driller about Susumu's age that hails from an Elite Driller school in Germany. '''She''''s also the second highest driller in the world after Susumu. Which makes '''her''' [[The Rival]] who wants to steal his title. Despiste all of this '''She''' seems to have a crush on Susumu.}} {{quote\| '''She''' tends to be mistaken for a boy, a lot, from both the viewers and the characters themselves.}} === Tropes: === * [[Action Girl]]: She ''rescues'' [http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9116/fffffffu.png Distressed Damsels] * [[Angry German Kid ~~(Web Video)~~\|Angry German Girl]] * [[Beautiful All Along]]: This was confirmed the rare times she has worn a puffy dress. * [[Bokukko]] Line 63 ⟶ 62: * [[Chest Insignia]]: Most drillers tend to have these on their suits. * [[The Chick]] * [[Death Byby Origin Story]]: She decided to become a driller after her mother died in a cave-in accident. * [[Disappeared Dad]]: Never heard of. * [[Disembodied Eyebrows]] * [[Fragile Speedster]] * [[Everyone Can See It]]: In Drill Spirits. All the main cast (except for Susumu of course) knows that Anna has a crush on Susumu, and they even [[Shipper Onon Deck\|tease her]] about it! * [[Germanic Depressives]] * [[Goggles Do Nothing]] * [[Little Miss Badass]] * [[Mitsuko Horie]]{{context\|reason=Is this a trope?}} * [[Pettanko]] * [[Older Than She Looks]] Line 85 ⟶ 84: === Ataru Hori === [[File:~~chrs_031_5645~~chrs 031 5645.gif\|frame\|"I'll show you how its done!"]] {{quote\| Ataru is Susumu's big brother. A 18 years old rogue driller with no license who ran away from home after he got in a fight with his father, he now holds a grudge against him, although Taizo seems to be totally [[Too Dumb to Live\|clueless]] about it. }} Ataru is the kind of guy who always tries to have a[[The Utterly and Completely Definitive Guide Toto Cool\|"Cool"]] air around him. === Tropes: === * [[Aloof Big Brother]] Line 100 ⟶ 99: * [[The Comically Serious]] * [[Could Say It, But...]]: {{quote\| '''Ataru''': Hey! Old Man!~~<br />~~ '''Taizo''': hmm?~~<br />~~ '''Ataru''': .............................................. No, Its nothing.~~<br />~~ '''Taizo''': Wahaha! }} * [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Seriously, its hard to tell if he's really a good guy at first glance. Line 115 ⟶ 114: * [[Perpetual Frowner]] * [[Troubled but Cute]]: Even [[I Work Alone\|Lone wolfs]] tend to feel lonely sometimes. * [[Toshio Furukawa]]{{context\|reason=Is this a trope?}} * [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: He never reveals what's behind those bangs of hair. It may even be a [[Eyepatch of Power]]. * [[The Runaway]] Line 128 ⟶ 127: === Taizo Hori === [[File:~~chrs_01_6123~~chrs 01 6123.gif\|frame\|"Time to watch the legend in action!"]] {{quote\| Taizo Hori, originally the hero from the [[Dig Dug]] games, is now the father of 3 children, Masuyo Toby's Ex-hunband and the president of the Driller ~~Counsil~~Council. He's already at his ~~fourties~~forties but by no means he's willing to settle down. For some ~~unknow~~unknown reason he's despised by his elder son.}} For some reason he feels an almost unhealthy love for Egypt, specially for the camels. === Tropes: === * [[Ambiguously Brown]] * [[Adaptational Badass]]: He becomes this in [[~~Namco X Capcom (Video Game)\|~~Namco X Capcom]] respectively. * [[Adult Child]]: As incredibly as it sounds, he seems to be the most ~~inmature~~immature member of the cast. * [[Anime Hair]]: hmm, I think I've [http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4277/ffff5.png seem this before]. * [[Angst? What Angst?]] * [[Brought to You Byby The Letter "S"]]: Is that a "V" or an arrow pointing down? * [[Bumbling Dad]] * [[Big Eater]]: {{quote\| "Cash you say? does that taste good? I want some too!"~~<br />~~ "Oh I think I know what your wish is... is "I want to eat as much as I can" isn't?~~<br />~~ "You should try to eat whenever you can!"~~<br />~~ "Agh! Im starving! [[I ~~Cant~~Can't Take It Anymore\|I can't take this anymore]], ImI'm going home!"<br /> "School? That won't make your stomach full" }} * [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]] * [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] * [[Characterization Marches On]]: in the first [[Dig Dug]] games, he was just a guy in white who killed dragons and other stuff with an air pump, for no ~~apparental~~apparent reason. * [[Cloudcuckoolander]] * [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]] * [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Seriously, he's old, but in decent shape. * [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: During the opening cutscene of Dig Dug DS {{quote\| '''Taizo:''' Susumu is all they ever talk about these days! I'M the first driller and the honorary chairman. I was about his age when I wrapped the Dig Dug incident all by myself!. My drilling skills are second to none, and certainly not Susumu!}} * [[Fearless Fool]] * [[Glass Cannon]] Line 165 ⟶ 164: * [[Official Couple]]: Him and Masuyo. * [[Older Than He Looks]]: Ok, he's actually the oldest member of the team, he's ''46'' no less!. * [[Older and Wiser]]: ~~Wether~~Whether he has become "wiser" is questionable. * [[Perpetual Smiler]]: Its ''REALLY'' rare to see him with an actual serious face. * [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: And Ataru is starting to become his potential sidekick on this trope. * [[Punny Name]]: His name is a pun of the phrase "Horitai zo!" which means "I want do dig!" in ~~japanese~~Japanese. * [[Significant Birth Date]]: Taizo was born on January's 1st (the first day of the year); the funny thing about this is that his ex-wife Masuyo was born the day right before, on December's 31 (The last day of the year). * [[Team Dad]] Line 179 ⟶ 178: === Puchi === [[File:~~chrs_06_8670~~chrs 06 8670.gif\|frame\|"Let's dig! Woof!]] {{quote\| Puchi is Susumu's best friend and lives with him at his house in Endogawa. He was found by Susumu as a puppy and was [[Plot Device\|nursed back to health]] . He's a genius dog that can both understand and speak human languaje. He always brags about how he inherited the ability to find metals underground from his ancestors.}} === Tropes: === * [[Amplified Animal Aptitude]] Line 202 ⟶ 201: === Holinger-Z === [[File:~~chrs_02_8666~~chrs 02 8666.gif\|frame\|"Initiating..."]] {{quote\| Holinger-Z is a robot constructed by Dr. Z for the purpose of doing drilling works that otherwhise, would be too dangerous for a human to do. Although, he's very clumsy and tends to mess things up. He currently lives with Anna, doing her housework.}} === Tropes: === * [[A Mech Byby Any Other Name]] * [[Computer Voice]]: Literally. * [[Easily-Detachable Robot Parts]]: When a block falls over him, he detaches off his head so the body will keep drilling, this can be only used once thou. * [[Hideyuki Tanaka]]{{context\|reason=Is this a trope?}} * [[Mighty Glacier]] * [[Mundane Utility]] Line 222 ⟶ 221: === Usagi/Rabbit === [[File:~~991518_20100405_screen013_5255~~991518 20100405 screen013 5255.jpg\|frame\|"............"]] {{quote\| Usagi is a rabbit-looking alien that originally came from the moon to [[Alien Invasion\|invade earth]]. But his ship crashed down and he got severely injured. He was next found by Ataru and was nursed back to health, he then decided to follow Ataru to observe this planet a little more.}} === Tropes: === * [[Alien Among Us]] Line 233 ⟶ 232: * [[Badass Adorable]] * [[Crash Into Hello]]: Well, Ataru DID watch him crash into land. * [[Dub Name Change]]: He's sometimes called "Rabbit" or "Bunny" in the USA/UK [[Depending Onon the Writer]]. * [[Everythings Better With Bunnies]] * [[Glass Cannon]]: He can dig through 3 blocks, jump 2 blocks, runs fast, but he consumes air extremely fast too. Line 252 ⟶ 251: == Ankoku Drillers == === Keel Sark/Kiiru Saaku === [[File:~~keilinfopic_5469~~keilinfopic 5469.gif\|frame]] {{quote\| Keel is the leader of the Ankoku/Darkness drillers. His father owned a ninja-themed amusement park that went bankrupt. He's apparently a ninja, or at least he likes to pose as one. He has a tendency to be mean with everyone he knows.}} === Tropes: === * [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Oy... * [[Art Shift]]: He can look like [http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5310/fffjn.png This], [[Depending Onon the Artist]] * [[Badass Cape]] * [[The Dragon]] Line 269 ⟶ 268: * [[Gray Eyes]] * [[Idiot Hair]] * [[Jerk ~~With~~with a Heart of Jerk]] * [[Kazuya Nakai]] * [[Ninja Brat]] Line 276 ⟶ 275: * [[Punch Clock Villain]]: He just does it for the cash. * [[Smug Snake]]: he's not just happy with being a jerk with the heroes, but with his allies too * [[Villain Byby Default]] * [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]] === Kowars/Kowaasu === [[File:~~kowarsinfopic_349~~kowarsinfopic 349.gif\|frame]] {{quote\| Kowars is the second member of the Ankoku Drillers, he's an android developed by the Driller Laboratory. He's a gentle giant who somehow ended working for the bad guys. He seems to be a big fan of Taizo.}} === Tropes: === * [[Artificial Human]]: If it wasn't because he lacks ears, it would be hard to tell if he's really an android. Line 291 ⟶ 290: * [[Kazuya Nakai]] * [[Mighty Glacier]] * [[Minion ~~With~~with an F In Evil\|Bad Guy With An F In Evil]]: in Mr Driller G He doesn't even try to stop the heroes when they're searching for the Key to stop the blocks from overflowing. * [[Prophet Eyes]] * [[Punch Clock Villain]] Line 300 ⟶ 299: === Eguri "Tiara" Hatakeyama === [[File:~~eguriinfopic_9867~~eguriinfopic 9867.gif\|frame\|"KIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!"]] {{quote\| Eguri is the third, last and only female member of the Ankoku drillers. Her drill is oddly attached to the end of a whip. She loathes to be called by her [[Embarrassing First Name\|real name]] and introduces herself as Tiara. She's emotionally unstable and is madly in love with Ataru.}} === Tropes: === * [[Berserk Button]]: Being called Eguri. Line 324 ⟶ 323: * [[Older Than She Looks]]: She's 15 years old, she certainly looks younger. * [[Punch Clock Villain]] * [[Significant Birth Date]]: Eguri was born on April's Fool Day (April ~~1st~~1). * [[Villainous Crush]]: She ''really'' has a thing for Ataru, but he doesn't seem to return her feelings back. * [[Whip It Good]] === Dr. Manhole/Manhoru Hakase === [[File:~~drmanholeinfopic_3685~~drmanholeinfopic 3685.gif\|frame]] {{quote\| The boss of the Ankoku Drillers, Dr. Manhole is an evil scientist who used to be a good guy, But thanks to a series of unfortunate events, he turned evil and now desires to destroy the human race. }} === Tropes: === * [[Badass Cape]] Line 344 ⟶ 343: * [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: ''Really'' deep. * [[General Failure]]: Who the hell makes their [[Doomsday Device]] [[Epic Fail\|run by battery]]?! * [[Humans Are ~~Bastards~~the Real Monsters]]: That's basically his motto. * [[Hideyuki Tanaka]] * [[Joker Immunity]]: Well, who could possibly catch him if he keeps dissapearing like that? Line 359 ⟶ 358: == Supporting Cast == === Dr. Z/Zetto Hakase === [[File:~~drzinfopic_6834~~drzinfopic 6834.gif\|frame]] {{quote\| The main scientist of the Driller Laboratories, also the one who designed Susumu and friends' drills; AND Holinger Z. He's a very kind and supportive man who's always willing to help the drillers in every way he can.}} === Tropes: === * [[Always Someone Better]]: He seems to have more privilegies than his old rival Dr. Manhole Line 377 ⟶ 376: === Masuyo "Kissy" Tobi === [[File:~~Copia_de_masuyo2_756~~Copia de masuyo2 756.png\|frame]] {{quote\| Masuyo Toby, originally the heroine of the Baraduke battles, she married and divorced Taizo and now is the mother of 3 children. She's now working as a novelist and raising Susumu's young brother Taiyo. She got the nickname "Kissy" for her tendency to kiss people when she gets drunk.}} === Tropes: === * [[Adaptational Badass]]: Along with Taizo in [[~~Namco X Capcom (Video Game)\|~~Namco X Capcom]] * [[Amicably Divorced]]: [http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8261/hoshit.png Not quite.] * [[Badass Adorable]] Line 395 ⟶ 394: * [[Ray Gun]]: Her main weapon for massive damage. * [[Retired Badass]] * [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Yes, [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/BaRaDuke_arcadeflyer.png this person] is a girl * [[Significant Birth Date]]: Masuyo was born on December's 31 (the last day of the year); the funny thing about this is that her ex-husband Taizo was born the day right after, on January's 1st (The first day of the year). * [[Space Clothes]] Line 404 ⟶ 403: {{reflist}} ~~[[Category:Video Games/Characters]]~~ [[Category:Mr. Driller]] [[Category:~~Characters~~{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]