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* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Romeo is hinted to be one, since Benvolio seems to be his only friend and all other nobles look at him with different degrees of contempt.
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Romeo is hinted to be one, since Benvolio seems to be his only friend and all other nobles look at him with different degrees of contempt.
* [[Mad Scientists Beautiful Daughter|Mad Dictator's Handsome Son]]
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Mad Dictator's Handsome Son]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Candore" is an English name meaning "One who is like god," referring to his good-hearted personality.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Candore" is an English name meaning "One who is like god," referring to his good-hearted personality.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Romeo is really nice. Like, really really ''really'' nice.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Romeo is really nice. Like, really really ''really'' nice.
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* [[Perpetual Frowner]]
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]
* {{spoiler|[[Rags to Royalty]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Rags to Royalty]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Self Made Man]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Man]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Son of a Whore]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Son of a Whore]]}}
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]}}
* [[What the Hell Dad]]
* [[What the Hell Dad]]
* [[Why Couldn't You Be Different]]: To Romeo, {{spoiler|to the point that he exiles him to the mines and tries to make Mercutio his heir. [[Karmic Death|It backfires]].}}
* [[Why Couldn't You Be Different?]]: To Romeo, {{spoiler|to the point that he exiles him to the mines and tries to make Mercutio his heir. [[Karmic Death|It backfires]].}}
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]


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** {{spoiler|[[Jerkass Woobie]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Jerkass Woobie]]}}
* [[Professional Butt Kisser]]: To Lord Montague after {{spoiler|his father is killed. Poor fellow's probably too afraid to act any other way, though.}}
* [[Professional Butt Kisser]]: To Lord Montague after {{spoiler|his father is killed. Poor fellow's probably too afraid to act any other way, though.}}
* [[Silly Rabbit Idealism Is for Kids]]: Not shy about telling Romeo that his idealism and kindness is horribly out of place in a [[Crap Saccharine World]] world like theirs. {{spoiler|And considering what happened to Romeo in the end, [[Jerkass Has a Point|he was at least partially right]].}}
* [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids]]: Not shy about telling Romeo that his idealism and kindness is horribly out of place in a [[Crap Saccharine World]] world like theirs. {{spoiler|And considering what happened to Romeo in the end, [[Jerkass Has a Point|he was at least partially right]].}}
* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: The manga, only spanning two volumes, actually cuts out and rearranges (with very little effect) whatever plot relevance he had left. He's basically there to seethe about Romeo, and unlike many of the other surviving characters, it's never revealed what happened to him afterwards.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: The manga, only spanning two volumes, actually cuts out and rearranges (with very little effect) whatever plot relevance he had left. He's basically there to seethe about Romeo, and unlike many of the other surviving characters, it's never revealed what happened to him afterwards.


=== Titus ===
=== Titus ===
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* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[The Ingenue]]
* [[The Ingenue]]
* [[Off Model]]: Horribly so, in some of the middle episodes. Later fixed in the DVDs.
* [[Off-Model]]: Horribly so, in some of the middle episodes. Later fixed in the DVDs.
* [[Parasol of Prettiness]]
* [[Parasol of Prettiness]]
* [[Please Spare Him My Liege]]: She pulls this against ''Laertes'', of all people. ''And it works''.
* [[Please Spare Him My Liege]]: She pulls this against ''Laertes'', of all people. ''And it works''.
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* [[An Axe to Grind]]: His [[Weapon of Choice]].
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: His [[Weapon of Choice]].
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]
* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: One of the standard heroic scars, a huge one over his [[Scars Are Forever|now blind]] left eye.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: One of the standard heroic scars, a huge one over his [[Scars Are Forever|now blind]] left eye.
* {{spoiler|[[Eye Scream]]: He lost his eye to evil Montague guards when young. This motivated "Odin" to become Red Whirlwind}}
* {{spoiler|[[Eye Scream]]: He lost his eye to evil Montague guards when young. This motivated "Odin" to become Red Whirlwind}}
* {{spoiler|[[Retired Badass]]: He opens his own shop at the end of the series.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Retired Badass]]: He opens his own shop at the end of the series.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Aloof Big Brother]]: To Romeo, though Romeo doesn't know they're half-siblings.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Aloof Big Brother]]: To Romeo, though Romeo doesn't know they're half-siblings.}}
* [[Anti Hero]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Bishonen]]
* [[Bishonen]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Bastard]]: Son of Laertes and a Capulet lady who fell victim to [[Death By Childbirth]] some years before the massacre.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Bastard]]: Son of Laertes and a Capulet lady who fell victim to [[Death By Childbirth]] some years before the massacre.}}
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Subverted. He ''looked'' like a possible romantic rival to {{spoiler|Romeo (who even mistook him once as Juliet's lover)}}, but he doesn't feel like that for her. In fact, he becomes a [[Shipper On Deck]] later...
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Subverted. He ''looked'' like a possible romantic rival to {{spoiler|Romeo (who even mistook him once as Juliet's lover)}}, but he doesn't feel like that for her. In fact, he becomes a [[Shipper On Deck]] later...
* {{spoiler|[[Mad Scientists Beautiful Daughter|Mad Dictator's Handsome Son]] }}
* {{spoiler|[[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Mad Dictator's Handsome Son]] }}
* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Dog]]: Kills a corrupt priest who was about to stab her when Juliet can't bring herself to do it.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Dog]]: Kills a corrupt priest who was about to stab her when Juliet can't bring herself to do it.}}


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* [[Camp Gay|Camp...]][[Camp Straight|uh...]]: He's certainly camp, to say the least.
* [[Camp Gay|Camp...]][[Camp Straight|uh...]]: He's certainly camp, to say the least.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of [[William Shakespeare|You Know Who]]
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of [[William Shakespeare|You Know Who]]
* [[Dude Where's My Respect]]: His co-workers often teade him or are exasperated at him
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: His co-workers often teade him or are exasperated at him
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: Tells Juliet that their love has inspired to him to write [[Romeo and Juliet|a love story to last the ages]].
* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: Tells Juliet that their love has inspired to him to write [[Romeo and Juliet|a love story to last the ages]].
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* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]
* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Cielo" is "sky" in Italian.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Cielo" is "sky" in Italian.
* [[Non Human Sidekick]]
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]


=== Ophelia ===
=== Ophelia ===
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* {{spoiler|[[Ax Crazy]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Ax Crazy]]}}
* [[Mysterious Waif]]
* [[Mysterious Waif]]
* {{spoiler|[[One Winged Angel]]: Post-transformation.}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: Post-transformation.}}
* [[The Ophelia]]: Duh. {{spoiler|Goes from [[Mysterious Waif]] to [[Ax Crazy]] in all of two episodes.}}
* [[The Ophelia]]: Duh. {{spoiler|Goes from [[Mysterious Waif]] to [[Ax Crazy]] in all of two episodes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Plant Person]]}}: {{spoiler|Her body turns to wood near the end}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Plant Person]]}}: {{spoiler|Her body turns to wood near the end}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Slasher Smile]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Slasher Smile]]}}
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]


=== Balthazar ===
=== Balthazar ===

Revision as of 22:21, 8 January 2014


This is the character sheet for the anime series, Romeo X Juliet.

The Montagues and Their Allies

The Montagues

JULIEEEEEEET!

Romeo Candore Van di Montague

 Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima (JP), Chris Burnett (EN)

The heir to the Montague throne, Romeo is kind, sweet, and nothing like his father Laertes. He and Juliet fall in love eventually.

Lord Laertes Montague

You may start running now.

 Voiced by: Kouji Ishii (JP), Sean Hennigan (EN)

Romeo's father, and the man who rules Neo Verona with an iron fist. He was the one who murdered Juliet's parents fourteen years ago, starting off the story. It's revealed that he's an illegitimate child of a Capulet man and a prostitute, and swore revenge against his father's family after his mother died.


Portia Montague

 Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa (JP), Dana Schultes (EN)

Romeo's mother, who left Laertes out of disgust and now lives in a convent. She still loves her son, however, and Romeo visits her regularly.

Their Allies

Benvolio di Frescobaldi

 Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana (JP), Sean Michael Teague (EN)

One of Romeo's close friends. He is the son of the mayor of Neo Verona and one of the few people concerned with Romeo's well-being. He often acts as Romeo's voice of reason and moderation.


Vittorio di Frescobaldi

 Voiced by: Eiji Miyashita (JP), Joel McDonald (EN)

Benvolio's father, leader of the House of Frescobaldi, the mayor of Neo Verona, and an old friend of Conrad's, who held reservations concerning Montague's rule.

  • Reasonable Authority Figure: As the mayor of Neo Verona, he questioned Laertes's measures more than once. That almost gets him and his family murdered by Laertes's hitmen.


Mercutio

 Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (JP), Christopher Bevins (EN)

An ambitious and sly noble who wishes to become Montague's heir due to his apparent resentment of his father. He is contemptuous of the common people and is charged by Montague to spy on Romeo.

Titus

 Voiced by: Jin Urayama (JP), Sonny Strait (EN)

Mercutio's father who is an alcoholic degenerate of the court.

Hermione

 Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (JP), Carrie Savage (EN)

A young noblewoman of the House of Borromeo, who is betrothed to Romeo in a political marriage at the Rose Ball.

The Capulets and Their Allies

The Capulets and Their Allies

Juliet Fiammatta Ars di Capulet aka Odin aka The Red Whirlwind

ROMEOOOOOO!!!

 Voiced by: Fumie Mizusawa (JP), Brina Palencia (EN)

The last member of the Capulet family.

Lord and Lady Capulet

Their Allies

Conrad

 Voiced by: Katsuhisa Houki (JP), R. Bruce Elliott (EN)

Captain of the Capulet Guards who saved Juliet and Cordelia from their family massacre. Now a priest, he looks after Juliet and is exasperated by her antics.

Cordelia

 Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki (JP), Colleen Clinkenbeard (EN)

Juliet's best friend since childhood and another survivor of the Capulet massacre. She tends to Juliet as a maid, acting as her private confidante.

Francisco

 Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima (JP), Eric Vale (EN)

Childhood friend of Curio and the more refined of the duo. Out of all of Juliet's comrades, he is the one who openly vouches for Romeo's love for Juliet.

 Francisco: Unfortunately for you, I'm not interested in men.

Curio

 Voiced by: Kosuke Toriumi (JP), Robert McCollum (EN)

A close friend of Francisco and Juliet's fencing teacher.

Antonio

 Voiced by: Ryo Hirohashi (JP), Maxey Whitehead (EN)

Conrad's grandson and a sidekick to Juliet.

Tybalt

 Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu (JP), Mike McFarland (EN)

A mysterious warrior later revealed to be the son of Leontes Montague.

Camilo

 Voiced by: Saito Jiro (JP), Christopher Sabat (EN)

Conrad's good friend who betrayed him by giving information regarding the Capulets' hideout to the Montagues.


Dr. Lancelot

 Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (EN), Kent Williams (EN)

A doctor who is an ally of the Red Whirlwind, whom he attends and counsels after each skirmish with the city guards.

The Others

Other Characters

William de Farnese aka Willy

 Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (JP), J Michael Tatum (EN)

A flamboyant playwright whose works have not been well-received by audiences. He allows Juliet and her entourage to use his theater for shelter.

Lady Ariel de Farnese

 Voiced by: Yoshino Ohtori (JP), Margaret Walker (EN)

Present head of the noble Farnese family.

Emilia

 Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (JP), Larissa Wolcott (EN)

An actress infatuated with Juliet's disguise, Odin.

Petruccio

 Voiced by: Akio Suyama (JP), Dan Forsythe (EN)

A weak young man who works in one of the Montagues' mines and is saved from being crushed by Romeo. He and Romeo eventually become friends.

Cielo

Ophelia

 Voiced by: Junko Iwao (JP), Jamie Marchi (EN)

A mysterious woman who tends to the Great Tree Escalus.

Balthazar

 Voiced by: Ikuo Nishikawa (JP), Mark Stoddard (EN)

One of Ariel's butlers, he passes on information from his master to Juliet and company.

Regan

 Voiced by: Chiwa Saito (JP), Leah Clark (EN)

Balthazar's granddaughter and frequent helper around the mansion.

Giovanni

 Voiced by: Tohru Ookawa (JP), Greg Dulcie (EN)

A miner who looks out for Romeo during his stay at the mines. While he admires Romeo's idealistic dream of creating a world where people can live together without sacrifices, Giovanni also believes that Romeo has chosen a long and difficult path to pursue.


The Old Man

 Voiced by: Kazuo Oka (JP), T.A. Taylor (EN)

A mysterious yet sage man who frequently smokes from a long pipe, he is suggested to bear some connection to Escalus. He acts as Romeo's spiritual adviser, mentioning that the noble will have to someday shoulder Juliet's fate.

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