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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 === |
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:''Played by [[Hirofumi Nojima]] (Japanese), [[Darrel Guilbeau]] (English), Gwen Lebret (French)'' |
:''Played by [[Hirofumi Nojima]] (Japanese), [[Darrel Guilbeau]] (English), Gwen Lebret (French)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Gainer include:}} |
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* [[Ace Pilot]] |
* [[Ace Pilot]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil.}} |
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* {{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!}} |
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Subverted in that |
* [[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. |
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* {{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.}} |
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* [[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. |
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* [[Heroes Want Redheads]] |
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Gainer wants Sara, in the anime. |
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* [[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. |
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* [[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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=== Sara Kodama === |
=== Sara Kodama === |
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:''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)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Sara include:}} |
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* {{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.}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Played straight in her case.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love]]:}} {{spoiler|Played straight in her case.}} |
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* [[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. |
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* [[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 === |
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:''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)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Gain include:}} |
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* [[Ace Pilot]] |
* [[Ace Pilot]] |
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* [[Badass]] |
* [[Badass]] |
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=== Ana Medaiyu === |
=== Ana Medaiyu === |
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:''Played by Noriko Kitou (Japanese), [[Michelle Ruff]] (English), Isabelle Volpe (French)'' |
:''Played by Noriko Kitou (Japanese), [[Michelle Ruff]] (English), Isabelle Volpe (French)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Ana include:}} |
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* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Sometimes. |
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Sometimes. |
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* [[Nice Hat]] |
* [[Nice Hat]] |
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=== Bello Korissha === |
=== Bello Korissha === |
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:''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")'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Bello include:}} |
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* [[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. |
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* [[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. |
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=== Hughes Gauli === |
=== Hughes Gauli === |
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:''Played by Tohru Kusano (Japanese), [[Tony Oliver]] (English)'' |
:''Played by Tohru Kusano (Japanese), [[Tony Oliver]] (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Gauli include:}} |
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* {{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.}} |
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* [[Badass]] |
* [[Badass]] |
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=== Meeya Laujin === |
=== Meeya Laujin === |
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:''Played by Yumiko Nakanishi (Japanese), Kate Davis (English)'' |
:''Played by Yumiko Nakanishi (Japanese), Kate Davis (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Meeya include:}} |
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* [[Idol Singer]]: Of sorts. |
* [[Idol Singer]]: Of sorts. |
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* [[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. |
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=== Asuham Boone === |
=== Asuham Boone === |
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:''Played by [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japanese), [[Doug Erholtz]] (English), Gérard Rouzier (French)'' |
:''Played by [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japanese), [[Doug Erholtz]] (English), Gérard Rouzier (French)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Asuham include:}} |
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* [[Berserk Button]]: "'''GAAAAAAIN!'''" |
* [[Berserk Button]]: "'''GAAAAAAIN!'''" |
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* [[Big Bad]]: Kind of... but primarily for Gain. |
* [[Big Bad]]: Kind of... but primarily for Gain. |
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=== Zakki Bronco === |
=== Zakki Bronco === |
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:''Played by Richard Hayworth (English)'' |
:''Played by Richard Hayworth (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Zakki include:}} |
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* [[The Dragon]]: to Asuham. |
* [[The Dragon]]: to Asuham. |
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* [[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 === |
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:''Played by [[Hisao Egawa]] (Japanese), [[Michael McConnohie]] (English)'' |
:''Played by [[Hisao Egawa]] (Japanese), [[Michael McConnohie]] (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Yassaba include:}} |
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* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Not that old (see below), but he does fit. |
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Not that old (see below), but he does fit. |
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** 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 === |
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:''Played by Marika Hayashi (Japanese), [[Wendee Lee]] (English), Anne Plumet (French)'' |
:''Played by Marika Hayashi (Japanese), [[Wendee Lee]] (English), Anne Plumet (French)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Adette include:}} |
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* [[Action Girl]] |
* [[Action Girl]] |
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* [[Badass Normal]] |
* [[Badass Normal]] |
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=== Kashmir Valle === |
=== Kashmir Valle === |
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:''Played by [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), Chris Kent (English)'' |
:''Played by [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), Chris Kent (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kashmir include:}} |
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Just... look at him! |
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Just... look at him! |
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** Seriously. He's practically [[Camp Gay]] without the Gay. |
** Seriously. He's practically [[Camp Gay]] without the Gay. |
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=== Kejinan, Enge and Jaboli === |
=== Kejinan, Enge and Jaboli === |
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'''A description of the characters goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kejinan, Enge and Jaboli include:}} |
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* [[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. |
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* [[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 ==== |
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:''Played by: Maki Tamura (Japanese), Mia Bradly (English)'' |
:''Played by: Maki Tamura (Japanese), Mia Bradly (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Jaboli include:}} |
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* [[Ambiguously Brown]] |
* [[Ambiguously Brown]] |
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* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: Jaboli had one for Asuham. |
* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: Jaboli had one for Asuham. |
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==== Kejinan Datto ==== |
==== Kejinan Datto ==== |
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:''Played by: Hiroshi Kitazawa (Japanese), [[Dave Wittenberg]] (English, credited as "David Lelyveld")'' |
:''Played by: Hiroshi Kitazawa (Japanese), [[Dave Wittenberg]] (English, credited as "David Lelyveld")'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kejinan include:}} |
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* [[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. |
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* [[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 ==== |
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:''Played by: Tsuyoshi Koyama (Japanese), [[Richard Epcar]] (English, credited as "Richard George")'' |
:''Played by: Tsuyoshi Koyama (Japanese), [[Richard Epcar]] (English, credited as "Richard George")'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: though the power part is debatable. |
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: though the power part is debatable. |
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* [[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 === |
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:''Played by Rena Mizuki (Japanese), Tara Malone (English)'' |
:''Played by Rena Mizuki (Japanese), Tara Malone (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Cynthia include:}} |
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* [[Ace Pilot]] |
* [[Ace Pilot]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil in the climatic battle.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[An Ice Person]] / [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Courtesy of the Overdevil in the climatic battle.}} |
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=== President Kids Munt === |
=== President Kids Munt === |
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:''Played by Seiji Sasaki (Japanese), James Lyon (English)'' |
:''Played by Seiji Sasaki (Japanese), James Lyon (English)'' |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kids Munt include:}} |
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* [[Affably Evil]] |
* [[Affably Evil]] |
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* [[Bald of Evil]] |
* [[Bald of Evil]] |
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== Mecha == |
== Mecha == |
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=== Brunhild === |
=== Brunhild === |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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=== The Overdevil === |
=== The Overdevil === |
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'''A description of the character goes here.''' |
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by the Overdevil include:}} |
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* [[An Ice Person]] |
* [[An Ice Person]] |
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* [[Bigger Bad]] |
* [[Bigger Bad]] |
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*** Make that [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] material. |
*** Make that [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] material. |
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