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The characters of [[~~Rah Xephon~~]].

The characters of [[RahXephon]].

Warning: MASSIVE Spoilers abound.

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The protagonist of the series. An artistic youth, he finds himself drawn into a chain of events beyond his capacity to understand and through the people around him he has to find his place in the world.

* {{spoiler|[[A God Am I]]: Happens once he's merged with the [[~~Rah Xephon~~]]. He does a good job of fixing things once he does, though.}}

* {{spoiler|[[A God Am I]]: Happens once he's merged with the [[RahXephon]]. He does a good job of fixing things once he does, though.}}

* [[Age-Appropriate Angst]]: Of the existential variety. He never descends [[Wangst|beyond what's understandable]], either.

* [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|Dangerous Seventeenth Birthday]]

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* [[Refusal of the Call]]

* [[Screaming Warrior]]

* [[Stranger in A Familiar Land]]

* [[Stranger in a Familiar Land]]

* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: Ayato's (artistic) ability to pilot the RahXephon is contrasted by Itsuki's failed (scientific) attempts

* [[Time Travel]] Not literal, but he feels like this after being brought out of Tokyo Jupiter, comparing himself to Urashima Taro (Japanese Rip Van Winkle and main character of the first documented story about time travel).

* [[Tomato in ~~The~~ Mirror]]

* [[Tomato in the Mirror]]

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: When the Mu Phase in his blood activates, the people around him begin to have doubts about how trustworthy he really is. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|He proceeds to prove them all wrong by being such a decent guy]]

* [[You Are Not Alone]]: For the finale

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* [[Mysterious Protector]]: In a roundabout way throughout the entire series.

* [[Say My Name]]: "'''AYATO!'''"

* [[Spanner in ~~The~~ Works]]: To Maya's plans.

* [[Spanner in the Works]]: To Maya's plans.

* {{spoiler|[[Victorious Childhood Friend]]}}

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]

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Japanese seiyū: [[Maaya Sakamoto]] English voice actor: Mandy Clark

An ethereal girl in a yellow dress who Ayato seems to recognize from somewhere. She definitely knows more than she lets on and is connected to the secrets of the [[~~Rah Xephon~~]].

An ethereal girl in a yellow dress who Ayato seems to recognize from somewhere. She definitely knows more than she lets on and is connected to the secrets of the [[RahXephon]].

* [[Cryptic Conversation]]: Which also fully explain the plot.

* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: A completely justified one

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Her attempt to truly awaken the [[~~Rah Xephon~~]] in episode 23 is rather like an [[Immodest Orgasm]] .

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Her attempt to truly awaken the [[RahXephon]] in episode 23 is rather like an [[Immodest Orgasm]] .

* [[Maaya Sakamoto]]

* [[Mind Control]]: She seems to have this effect on others in order to get them to guide Ayato towards his destiny.

* [[Mysterious Waif]]: Boy howdy!

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]] / [[Empathic Shapeshifter]]: As the soul of the [[~~Rah Xephon~~]] she takes the form of the person most important to her pilots. Since the [[~~Rah Xephon~~]] was split in two she had to guide two pilots. For Ayato this was a {{spoiler|younger Haruka}}. For Quon it was Ayato.

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]] / [[Empathic Shapeshifter]]: As the soul of the [[RahXephon]] she takes the form of the person most important to her pilots. Since the [[RahXephon]] was split in two she had to guide two pilots. For Ayato this was a {{spoiler|younger Haruka}}. For Quon it was Ayato.

=== Quon Kisaragi ===

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* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]: After accidentally killing Itsuki and being revealed to be a [[Tomato in ~~The~~ Mirror]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]: After accidentally killing Itsuki and being revealed to be a [[Tomato in the Mirror]].}}

* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]

* [[Horny Scientist]]

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* [[Running Gag]]: Her windshield wipers work on their own when she's in her car and upset.

* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: With Itsuki, who she unwittingly killed.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in ~~The~~ Mirror]]}}: Bähbem really is a piece of work.

* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror]]}}: Bähbem really is a piece of work.

* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Becomes more and more angry and bitchy as the series goes on.

* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]: For Isshki's (and Bähbem's) schemes}}

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* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}

* [[Irony]]: His name means "to protect." After he's revealed to be a [[Jerkass]], he does nothing that supports his name. In contrast, one of the most uttered lines from Ayato is that "he wants to protect" something.

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]: He acts this way a lot, especially in the first episode, but he's really just a...

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He acts this way a lot, especially in the first episode, but he's really just a...

* [[Jerkass]]: He's quite a condescending bastard, especially to Ayato.

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: He REALLY likes to plays off of Ayato's guilt.

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* [[Big Bad]]: He certainly gives off this air

* [[Dirty Old Man]]: He seems to enjoy touching the tattoo on Quon's belly far too much. It's even worse in the movie.

* [[For Science!]]: His ultimate motivation behind making the [[~~Rah Xephon~~]].

* [[For Science!]]: His ultimate motivation behind making the [[RahXephon]].

* [[Grand Theft Me]]: His means of living so long.

* [[Immortality Immorality]]: When your method of choice involves seizing control of people you've raised since birth, it definitely counts.