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This page describes the characters appearing in [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]'s ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' and the tropes associated to them. Please help out with the blurbs.
This page describes the characters appearing in [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]'s ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' and the tropes associated to them. Please help out with the blurbs.


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=== Gainer Sanga ===
=== Gainer Sanga ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by [[Hirofumi Nojima]] (Japanese), [[Darrel Guilbeau]] (English), Gwen Lebret (French)''
:''Played by [[Hirofumi Nojima]] (Japanese), [[Darrel Guilbeau]] (English), Gwen Lebret (French)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Gainer include:}}
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil.}}
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: More like [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] Declaration Of Love... Sara was ''not'' amused!}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: More like [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] Declaration Of Love... Sara was ''not'' amused!}}
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Subverted in that videogame champion Gainer is perfectly aware of the difference between reality and fiction, and ''really'' does not like fighting.
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Subverted in that video game champion Gainer is perfectly aware of the difference between reality and fiction, and ''really'' does not like fighting.
* {{spoiler|[[Childhood Friend Romance]]}}: {{spoiler|After a lot of misunderstanding and flip-flopping, he and Sara get together after the Overdevil's defeat.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Childhood Friend Romance]]}}: {{spoiler|After a lot of misunderstanding and flip-flopping, he and Sara get together after the Overdevil's defeat.}}
* [[Grumpy Bear]]: Gainer is quite skeptical whether going into Exodus is ''really'' a good idea.
* [[Grumpy Bear]]: Gainer is quite skeptical whether going into Exodus is ''really'' a good idea.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Gainer wants Sara, in the anime.
* [[Heroic Neutral]]: The guy ended up fighting for Exodus despite being against it. And ended up a more mature person from that, too.
* [[Heroic Neutral]]: The guy ended up fighting for Exodus despite being against it. And ended up a more mature person from that, too.
* [[Hikikomori]]: Spent 27 days cooped up in his room playing games at the start of the Exodus.
* [[Hikikomori]]: Spent 27 days cooped up in his room playing games at the start of the Exodus.
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* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Cynthia, in both continuities. With Sara, in the manga.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Cynthia, in both continuities. With Sara, in the manga.
* [[Punch Clock Hero]]: At first.
* [[Punch Clock Hero]]: At first.
* [[Red Baron]]: His title of Game Champ.
* [[Refusal of the Call]]: He tried to get out of the Exodus in the first few episodes.
* [[Refusal of the Call]]: He tried to get out of the Exodus in the first few episodes.
* [[Shaming the Mob]]: In Volume 5 of the manga, Gainer calls out a group of former Exodists who accused Gain of being the cause of their imprisonment, saying that Gain never ''forced'' them to go into Exodus.
* [[Shaming the Mob]]: In Volume 5 of the manga, Gainer calls out a group of former Exodists who accused Gain of being the cause of their imprisonment, saying that Gain never ''forced'' them to go into Exodus.
* [[Sobriquet]]: His title of Game Champ.
* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: Well, not really... but quite often, it is ''Gain'' who ultimately wins the day. Gainer does achieve his own victories, though, so this trope only partially stands for him. Besides, most of the fights are about him and someone else.
* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: Well, not really... but quite often, it is ''Gain'' who ultimately wins the day. Gainer does achieve his own victories, though, so this trope only partially stands for him. Besides, most of the fights are about him and someone else.
** [[Fridge Brilliance|Which makes perfect sense, if you think about it.]] Okay, Gainer might pilot a [[Super Prototype]], but he's only been fighting in simulations, while Gain has years of experience despite being in a much inferior machine. [[Hard Work Hardly Works]] is averted.
** [[Fridge Brilliance|Which makes perfect sense, if you think about it.]] Okay, Gainer might pilot a [[Super Prototype]], but he's only been fighting in simulations, while Gain has years of experience despite being in a much inferior machine. [[Hard Work Hardly Works]] is averted.
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=== Sara Kodama ===
=== Sara Kodama ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Ai Kobayashi (Japanese), [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]] (English, credited as "Olivia O'Connor"), Agnès Manoury (French)''
:''Played by Ai Kobayashi (Japanese), [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]] (English, credited as "Olivia O'Connor"), Agnès Manoury (French)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Sara include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of Gainer after he had been taken over himself by the Overdevil.}}
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]:}} {{spoiler|Courtesy of Gainer after he had been taken over himself by the Overdevil.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Played straight in her case.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]:}} {{spoiler|Played straight in her case.}}
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: A pretty decent pilot, but she's stuck with a Silhouette Machine for the whole series. ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' remedies this by allowing her to pilot an Overman.
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: A pretty decent pilot, but she's stuck with a Silhouette Machine for the whole series. ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' remedies this by allowing her to pilot an Overman.
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Mild example, and [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Mild example, and [[Played for Laughs]].
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=== Gain Bijou ===
=== Gain Bijou ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Otoya Kawano (Japanese), [[Kirk Thornton]] (English, credited as "Ron Allen"), Emmanuel Gradi (French)''
:''Played by Otoya Kawano (Japanese), [[Kirk Thornton]] (English, credited as "Ron Allen"), Emmanuel Gradi (French)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Gain include:}}
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
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* [[Manly Tears]]
* [[Manly Tears]]
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: Emperanza, a one-of-a-kind Overman.
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: Emperanza, a one-of-a-kind Overman.
* [[Red Baron]]: Black Southern Cross, anyone?
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Asuham should know better than to try to deconstruct the motives of someone as [[Badass]] as Gain Bijou...
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Asuham should know better than to try to deconstruct the motives of someone as [[Badass]] as Gain Bijou...
* [[Sobriquet]]: Black Southern Cross
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: Not to a huge degree, but his backstory with Asuham and Karin, and the fact that he participated in a failed Exodus could have been elaborated on a little more...
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: Not to a huge degree, but his backstory with Asuham and Karin, and the fact that he participated in a failed Exodus could have been elaborated on a little more...
** The whole point of his backstory with Asuham and Karin was that {{spoiler|there wasn't really a backstory, except in Asuham's imagination}}.
** The whole point of his backstory with Asuham and Karin was that {{spoiler|there wasn't really a backstory, except in Asuham's imagination}}.


=== Ana Medaiyu ===
=== Ana Medaiyu ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Noriko Kitou (Japanese), [[Michelle Ruff]] (English), Isabelle Volpe (French)''
:''Played by Noriko Kitou (Japanese), [[Michelle Ruff]] (English), Isabelle Volpe (French)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Ana include:}}
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Sometimes.
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Sometimes.
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
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=== Bello Korissha ===
=== Bello Korissha ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Shuusaku Ohtake (Japanese), [[Derek Stephen Prince]] (English, credited as "David Umansky")''
:''Played by Shuusaku Ohtake (Japanese), [[Derek Stephen Prince]] (English, credited as "David Umansky")''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Bello include:}}
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: Just like Sara, he doesn't pilot anything that could possibly fight against an Overman.
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: Just like Sara, he doesn't pilot anything that could possibly fight against an Overman.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Poor guy is stuck in Sara's "friend zone". And he's probably there to stay.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Poor guy is stuck in Sara's "friend zone". And he's probably there to stay.
* [[Expy]]: Of Kyao Nilau, a character of ''[[Heavy Metal L-Gaim]]''.
* [[Expy]]: Of Kyao Mirao, a character of ''[[Heavy Metal L-Gaim]]''.
* [[Hotblooded Sideburns]]: Definetely not as bad as certain other characters featured in the trope but he does still have sharp sideburns on either side.
* [[Hotblooded Sideburns]]: Definetely not as bad as certain other characters featured in the trope but he does still have sharp sideburns on either side.
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: Not as bad as certain other characters featured in the trope but still improbable nonetheless.
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: Not as bad as certain other characters featured in the trope but still improbable nonetheless.
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=== Hughes Gauli ===
=== Hughes Gauli ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Tohru Kusano (Japanese), [[Tony Oliver]] (English)''
:''Played by Tohru Kusano (Japanese), [[Tony Oliver]] (English)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Gauli include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Quite literally is frozen by the Overdevil at first, but is then subjected to both tropes at once.}}
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Quite literally is frozen by the Overdevil at first, but is then subjected to both tropes at once.}}
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
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=== Meeya Laujin ===
=== Meeya Laujin ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Yumiko Nakanishi (Japanese), Kate Davis (English)''
:''Played by Yumiko Nakanishi (Japanese), Kate Davis (English)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Meeya include:}}
* [[Idol Singer]]: Of sorts.
* [[Idol Singer]]: Of sorts.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: Is wise, but acts like a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] or [[Genki Girl]] at times, to the irritation of her manager.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: Is wise, but acts like a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] or [[Genki Girl]] at times, to the irritation of her manager.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Well, light blue, actually.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Well, light blue, actually.
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== Siberian Railroad / St. Reagan / London IMA ==
== Siberian Railroad / St. Reagan / London IMA ==


=== Asuham Boone ===
=== Asuham Boone ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japanese), [[Doug Erholtz]] (English), Gérard Rouzier (French)''
:''Played by [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japanese), [[Doug Erholtz]] (English), Gérard Rouzier (French)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Asuham include:}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: "'''GAAAAAAIN!'''"
* [[Berserk Button]]: "'''GAAAAAAIN!'''"
* [[Big Bad]]: Kind of... but primarily for Gain.
* [[Big Bad]]: Kind of... but primarily for Gain.
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* [[Knight Templar Big Brother]]: Deconstructed. His [[Knight Templar]] attitude results in mass [[Disproportionate Retribution]] and chaos to everyone around him, ending in a [[Motive Decay]]. Additionally, he didn't even consult his sister about ''her'' opinion on the situation.
* [[Knight Templar Big Brother]]: Deconstructed. His [[Knight Templar]] attitude results in mass [[Disproportionate Retribution]] and chaos to everyone around him, ending in a [[Motive Decay]]. Additionally, he didn't even consult his sister about ''her'' opinion on the situation.
* [[Large Ham]]: His speeches to the Overdevil could have been delivered by Brian Blessed without a single change in pacing.
* [[Large Ham]]: His speeches to the Overdevil could have been delivered by Brian Blessed without a single change in pacing.
** This carries over to [[Super Robot Wars Z]], where his lines when attacking Gain, {{spoiler|[[Aquarion]], [[The Big O]], and the [[Turn A Gundam (Anime)|Turn A Gundam]]}} are presented quite loudly and dramatically, and during a quicksave skit, he {{spoiler|gets into a ham contest with another [[Takehito Koyasu]] voiced [[Large Ham]] [[Turn A Gundam (Anime)|Gym Ghingnham!]]}}.
** This carries over to [[Super Robot Wars Z]], where his lines when attacking Gain, {{spoiler|[[Aquarion]], [[The Big O]], and the [[Turn A Gundam]]}} are presented quite loudly and dramatically, and during a quicksave skit, he {{spoiler|gets into a ham contest with another [[Takehito Koyasu]] voiced [[Large Ham]] [[Turn A Gundam|Gym Ghingnham!]]}}.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: To a smaller extent than others, but in this series it's a prerequisite for [[Mini Boss]] or higher rank.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: To a smaller extent than others, but in this series it's a prerequisite for [[Mini Boss]] or higher rank.
* [[Motive Decay]]
* [[Motive Decay]]
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=== Zakki Bronco ===
=== Zakki Bronco ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Richard Hayworth (English)''
:''Played by Richard Hayworth (English)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Zakki include:}}
* [[The Dragon]]: to Asuham.
* [[The Dragon]]: to Asuham.
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: In the finale. Though Yassaba, in a moment of [[Comedic Sociopathy]], suggests leaving him for dead...
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: In the finale. Though Yassaba, in a moment of [[Comedic Sociopathy]], suggests leaving him for dead...
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=== Jin Yassaba ===
=== Jin Yassaba ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by [[Hisao Egawa]] (Japanese), [[Michael McConnohie]] (English)''
:''Played by [[Hisao Egawa]] (Japanese), [[Michael McConnohie]] (English)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Yassaba include:}}
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Not that old (see below), but he does fit.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Not that old (see below), but he does fit.
** Apparently this was why he was dropped as a character - he's ''too'' cool in a world without many cool adults and was threatening to overshadow the others. (The director even apologized to [[Hisao Egawa]] for this.)
** Apparently this was why he was dropped as a character - he's ''too'' cool in a world without many cool adults and was threatening to overshadow the others. (The director even apologized to [[Hisao Egawa]] for this.)
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=== Adette Kirstler ===
=== Adette Kirstler ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Marika Hayashi (Japanese), [[Wendee Lee]] (English), Anne Plumet (French)''
:''Played by Marika Hayashi (Japanese), [[Wendee Lee]] (English), Anne Plumet (French)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Adette include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
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=== Kashmir Valle ===
=== Kashmir Valle ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), Chris Kent (English)''
:''Played by [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), Chris Kent (English)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kashmir include:}}
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Just... look at him!
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Just... look at him!
** Seriously. He's practically [[Camp Gay]] without the Gay.
** Seriously. He's practically [[Camp Gay]] without the Gay.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Kashmir is supremely dedicated to staying out of the line of fire.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Kashmir is supremely dedicated to staying out of the line of fire.
{{quote|"If I don't fight, I can't lose!"}}
{{quote|"If I don't fight, I can't lose!"}}
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: You wouldn't think an highly-placed St. Reagan officer would sport a mohawk, of all things.
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: You wouldn't think an highly-placed Siberian Railroad official would sport a mohawk, of all things.
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]}}
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
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=== Kejinan, Enge and Jaboli ===
=== Kejinan, Enge and Jaboli ===
'''A description of the characters goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by all three of them include:}}
* [[Country Mouse]]: [[Word of God]] says Jaboli is one, although personality-wise, she's not quite as naive. Kejinan and Enge are also hinted to have been born in the boonies.
* [[Country Mouse]]: [[Word of God]] says Jaboli is one, although personality-wise, she's not quite as naive. Kejinan and Enge are also hinted to have been born in the boonies.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: Played for laughs when Kashmir tested his new Overman whose overskill is to lower morale and cause doubt in people's minds. They forgot their [[Nice Hat|helmets]].
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: Played for laughs when Kashmir tested his new Overman whose overskill is to lower morale and cause doubt in people's minds. They forgot their [[Nice Hat|helmets]].
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==== Jaboli Mariela ====
==== Jaboli Mariela ====
:''Played by: Maki Tamura (Japanese), Mia Bradly (English)''
:''Played by: Maki Tamura (Japanese), Mia Bradly (English)''
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]:
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Jaboli include:}}
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: Jaboli had one for Asuham.
* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: Jaboli had one for Asuham.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Jaboli is the sanest of the [[Terrible Trio]], and tries her hardest to point out what not to do in combat. Sadly, Kejinan and Enge don't listen to her.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Jaboli is the sanest of the [[Terrible Trio]], and tries her hardest to point out what not to do in combat. Sadly, Kejinan and Enge don't listen to her.
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==== Kejinan Datto ====
==== Kejinan Datto ====
:''Played by: Hiroshi Kitazawa (Japanese), [[Dave Wittenberg]] (English, credited as "David Lelyveld")''
:''Played by: Hiroshi Kitazawa (Japanese), [[Dave Wittenberg]] (English, credited as "David Lelyveld")''
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kejinan include:}}
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: To Adette, while holding her captive with his Overman. He was utterly shot down.
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: To Adette, while holding her captive with his Overman. He was utterly shot down.
* [[Bishonen]]: Kejinan ''tried'' to be one with his Overman's illusion powers in the [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] above. It just makes him look ridiculous.
* [[Bishonen]]: Kejinan ''tried'' to be one with his Overman's illusion powers in the [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] above. It just makes him look ridiculous.
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==== Enge Gam ====
==== Enge Gam ====
:''Played by: Tsuyoshi Koyama (Japanese), [[Richard Epcar]] (English, credited as "Richard George")''
:''Played by: Tsuyoshi Koyama (Japanese), [[Richard Epcar]] (English, credited as "Richard George")''
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: Enge, though the power part is debatable.
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Enge include:}}
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: though the power part is debatable.
* [[Lolicon]]: Both Kejinan and Enge. They found ''Cynthia'' to be hot, for crying out loud!
* [[Lolicon]]: Both Kejinan and Enge. They found ''Cynthia'' to be hot, for crying out loud!
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=== Cynthia Lane ===
=== Cynthia Lane ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
:''Played by Rena Mizuki (Japanese), Tara Malone (English)''
:''Played by Rena Mizuki (Japanese), Tara Malone (English)''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

<!-- The page says it's not a trope, so commenting out until somebody writes a description of her. * [[Pettanko]]: But she's the youngest character in the cast other than Ana, so it's understandable. -->
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Cynthia include:}}
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil in conjunction with the [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] trope.}}
* [[Ascended Fanboy|Ascended Fangirl]]: Played for drama, in that Cynthia (at first) doesn't understand that people can actually die in battle.
* [[Ascended Fanboy|Ascended Fangirl]]: Played for drama, in that Cynthia (at first) doesn't understand that people can actually die in battle.
* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil.}}
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: In which she utterly PWNS Asuham.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: In which she utterly PWNS Asuham.
* [[Cute and Psycho]]
* [[Cute and Psycho]]
* [[Enfant Terrible]] / [[Tyke Bomb]]: As described under "Ascended Fangirl" above.
* [[Enfante Terrible]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Of the "immaturity" type.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Of the "immaturity" type.
* [[Goggles Do Nothing]]
* [[Goggles Do Nothing]]
* [[Heroic BSOD]] / [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: When {{spoiler|Gainer actually gets hurt during their battle and Sara calls her out on that}}, Cynthia is devastated.
* [[Heroic BSOD]] / [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: When {{spoiler|Gainer actually gets hurt during their battle and Sara calls her out on that}}, Cynthia is devastated.
* [[Honorable Enemy Ace]]: While ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' doesn't have mass-produced "overman" mecha, the rest of this trope applies to Cynthia, the Siberian Railroad's Honorable Enemy Ace to Gainer's Ace Pilot.
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil in the climatic battle.}}
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Pettanko]]: But she's the youngest character in the cast other than Ana, so it's understandable.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Gainer.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Gainer.
* [[Shapeshifting]]: Her Overman, the Dominator.
* [[Shapeshifting]]: Her Overman, the Dominator.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: She is often seen snacking on candies or such.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: She is often seen snacking on candies. Most often on what appears to be M&Ms.
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: She works for President Munt because he's her surrogate father and she wants to repay him for his kindness.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: She works for President Munt because he's her surrogate father and she wants to repay him for his kindness.


=== President Kids Munt ===
=== President Kids Munt ===
:''Played by Seiji Sasaki (Japanese), James Lyon (English)''
:''Played by Seiji Sasaki (Japanese), James Lyon (English)''
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]

'''A description of the character goes here.'''
* [[Adult Child]]
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kids Munt include:}}
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Shares this role with Asuham, although Munt is a lot more evil.
* [[Big Bad]]: Shares this role with Asuham, although Munt is a lot more evil.
* [[Evil Tastes Good]]: He's a glutton, alright.
* [[Evil Tastes Good]]: He's a glutton, alright.
* [[Expy]]: Of Kashim King from [[Xabungle]].
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Man Child]]
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: He won't look so funny anymore, when you'll see him {{spoiler|crushing a City Unit under the Crystal of Agate}}.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: He won't look so funny anymore, when you'll see him {{spoiler|crushing a City Unit under the Crystal of Agate}}.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] himself stated that he wanted Munt to look evil.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] himself stated that he wanted Munt to look evil.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: He adopted Cynthia and was like a father to her.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: He adopted Cynthia and was like a father to her. [[Played With]] in that he did so in order to turn her into a [[Tyke Bomb]].
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: His fate at the end of the series is not very clear. He's possibly been absorbed by the Overdevil, but no definite word is given.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: His fate at the end of the series is not very clear. He's possibly been absorbed by the Overdevil, but no definite word is given.


== Mecha ==
== Mecha ==
=== Brunhild ===
=== Brunhild ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
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=== The Overdevil ===
=== The Overdevil ===
[[File:Character Image.jpg|frame|Caption]]

'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by the Overdevil include:}}
* [[An Ice Person]]
* [[An Ice Person]]
* [[Bigger Bad]]
* [[Bigger Bad]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: It can make people like this, alter their bodies, and control them as it likes.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: It can make people like this, alter their bodies, and control them as it likes.
<!-- "Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?" applies to anyone who manages to beat the Overdevil, not to the Overdevil itself. Please don't put it back on the list. -->
* {{spoiler|[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]}}
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]
* [[Expy]]: It is ''possible'' (and I repeat, ''possible'') that Father Llymic, an alien monster from the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' 3.5 manual ''Elder Evils'', might be an Expy of the Overdevil, since the two horrors share similar powers and abilities. Of course, it could all be an incredible coincidence...
* [[Expy]]: It is ''possible'' (and I repeat, ''possible'') that Father Llymic, an alien monster from the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' 3.5 manual ''Elder Evils'', might be an Expy of the Overdevil, since the two horrors share similar powers and abilities. Of course, it could all be an incredible coincidence...
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: I mean, wouldn't you be afraid of something called "The Overdevil"?
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: I mean, wouldn't you be afraid of something called "The Overdevil"?
* [[That One Boss]]: In the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' episodes where it appears, the Overdevil is considered one of the toughest bosses.
* [[That One Boss]]: In the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' episodes where it appears, the Overdevil is considered one of the toughest bosses.
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*** Make that [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] material.
*** Make that [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] material.


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This page describes the characters appearing in Yoshiyuki Tomino's Overman King Gainer and the tropes associated to them. Please help out with the blurbs.

Also, MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! Proceed with caution.

Yapan Exodus

Gainer Sanga

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Played by Hirofumi Nojima (Japanese), Darrel Guilbeau (English), Gwen Lebret (French)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Gainer include:

Sara Kodama

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Played by Ai Kobayashi (Japanese), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (English, credited as "Olivia O'Connor"), Agnès Manoury (French)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Sara include:

Gain Bijou

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Played by Otoya Kawano (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English, credited as "Ron Allen"), Emmanuel Gradi (French)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Gain include:

Ana Medaiyu

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Played by Noriko Kitou (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English), Isabelle Volpe (French)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Ana include:

Bello Korissha

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Played by Shuusaku Ohtake (Japanese), Derek Stephen Prince (English, credited as "David Umansky")

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Bello include:

Hughes Gauli

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Played by Tohru Kusano (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Gauli include:

Gainer: An orange suit? Doesn't it kind of stand out?

Meeya Laujin

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Played by Yumiko Nakanishi (Japanese), Kate Davis (English)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Meeya include:

Siberian Railroad / St. Reagan / London IMA

Asuham Boone

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Played by Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Doug Erholtz (English), Gérard Rouzier (French)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Asuham include:

Zakki Bronco

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Played by Richard Hayworth (English)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Zakki include:

Jin Yassaba

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Played by Hisao Egawa (Japanese), Michael McConnohie (English)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Yassaba include:
  • Cool Old Guy: Not that old (see below), but he does fit.
    • Apparently this was why he was dropped as a character - he's too cool in a world without many cool adults and was threatening to overshadow the others. (The director even apologized to Hisao Egawa for this.)
  • Disney Death: Averted - we see him alive and well in the final episode.
  • Freudian Excuse: The reason why he's so dedicated to stopping Exodi from taking place? His parents went into one, and he was discriminated and bullied by other children for that.
  • Heel Face Turn: You can actually recruit him in Super Robot Wars games.
  • Hot-Blooded
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold
  • Kill It with Fire: One of his Overman's weapons.
  • Man Child: Weird example; he seems to bounce between acting like an immature kid and an extremely stern and capable pilot and leader.
  • Manly Tears: When Adette defends him from his ungrateful underlings, he melts into water works.
  • Parental Abandonment: Quite literally, as the manga reveals.
  • Pet the Dog: During his forced stay in a city unit, he saves an impoverished little girl from being bullied and begins to act as a surrogate father figure to her. He later travels with her to her homeland (if this troper recalls correctly, the country was basically India)
  • Time Stands Still: His Rushrod's Overskill. Sort of; anything that crosses paths with the attack will stop dead in its tracks.
  • Younger Than They Look: He's 32, but looks much older than that.

Adette Kirstler

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Played by Marika Hayashi (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English), Anne Plumet (French)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Adette include:

Kashmir Valle

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Played by Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese), Chris Kent (English)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Kashmir include:

"If I don't fight, I can't lose!"

Kejinan, Enge and Jaboli

A description of the characters goes here.

Tropes exhibited by all three of them include:
  • Country Mouse: Word of God says Jaboli is one, although personality-wise, she's not quite as naive. Kejinan and Enge are also hinted to have been born in the boonies.
  • Despair Event Horizon: Played for laughs when Kashmir tested his new Overman whose overskill is to lower morale and cause doubt in people's minds. They forgot their helmets.
  • Elite Mooks: They pilot a trio of low-level Overmen who still manage to give some trouble to Gainer.
  • Faux Symbolism: Their Overmen are often compared to a trio of flying Buddhas, even in-universe by Adette.
  • Punch Clock Villains: They work for the paycheck and for the chance of getting a promotion. That's it. They even considered quitting the job at various points in the show.
  • Quirky Miniboss Squad
  • Terrible Trio: Not so terrible, really.

Jaboli Mariela

Played by: Maki Tamura (Japanese), Mia Bradly (English)
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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Jaboli include:

Kejinan Datto

Played by: Hiroshi Kitazawa (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English, credited as "David Lelyveld")
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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Kejinan include:

Enge Gam

Played by: Tsuyoshi Koyama (Japanese), Richard Epcar (English, credited as "Richard George")
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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Enge include:
  • Eyepatch of Power: though the power part is debatable.
  • Lolicon: Both Kejinan and Enge. They found Cynthia to be hot, for crying out loud!

Cynthia Lane

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Played by Rena Mizuki (Japanese), Tara Malone (English)

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Cynthia include:

President Kids Munt

Played by Seiji Sasaki (Japanese), James Lyon (English)
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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Kids Munt include:

Mecha

Brunhild

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A description of the character goes here.

The Overdevil

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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by the Overdevil include:
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