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''[[Space Channel 5]]'' has a wide variety of characters, each with their own past that effects their future.

Ulala is the main protagonist of the ''Space Channel 5'' series. She is Space Channel 5's star reporter and a huge hit with the galaxy audience. She is also an excellent dancer and one of gaming's most recognizable female characters.

At the age of 12, Ulala was the sole survivor of a spaceship accident. She was rescued from the brink of the galaxy by a Space Channel 5 reporter, and the rescue inspired Ulala to become a reporter for the station that saved her life. The reporter that saved Ulala soon left Channel 5 however, and she never got to thank him for saving her. Eight years later, Ulala soon got to work with the station. However, it wasn't until another two years that she got her big break as a space reporter, during the Morolian Invasion in the first ''Space Channel 5''.

In ''Part 2'', however, Ulala seems to have taken a less confident stance against the Rhythm Rogues. She often exclaims shock at some of the drama in the game, such as when people are taken hostage. In the original, she stated these developments calmly and professionally. However, Ulala still retains plenty of her confidence from the prequel.

* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: In ''Part 1'' during report 4, Ulala can breathe in space without the use of a helmet.

* [[Big No]]: Ulala does this {{spoiler|Whenwhen Fuse is shot by Purge and sent to his doom.}}.

* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: {{spoiler|She's revived after being killed by Purge.}}.

Calling himself "The Voice of Truth", Jaguar is a mysterious man who abandoned mainstream reporting so he could [[Going for the Big Scoop|reveal secrets to the galaxy]] instead of just struggling with ratings. He's the captain of the [[Space Pirates|Space Pirate Broadcasting Station]], and commands the [[Cool Starship|Rougeship-A-Go-Go]]. When the Morolians invade, he clashes with Ulala a few times as he believes she's interfering with the investigation, but they later [[Defeat Means Friendship|team up]] to fight the aliens {{spoiler|and Blank}}. It's later revealed that {{spoiler|Jaguar used to work for Space Channel 5, and is actually the reporter who saved Ulala's life.}}.

In the second game, he is captured in the prologue, so his whereabouts are unknown. {{spoiler|He was really brainwashed by Purge and became Shadow, but is freed by Ulala.}}.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|A type II]]. He only treats Ulala as an adversary because he wants to report the truth. {{spoiler|It turns out he actually left Space Channel 5 because he disagreed with Blank.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed]]: By Purge in ''Part 2.''}}.

* [[Interface Spoiler]]: His familiar battle pose makes figuring out {{spoiler|Shadow's}} identity easy from the start. If that's not enough, {{spoiler|Shadow}} repeats the moves Jaguar used against Ulala when they face off.

* [[Mysterious Protector]]: He was one to {{spoiler|Ulala}}, but it's not made clear until the end of the first game.

* [[Something About a Rose]]: He doesn't carry one in-game, but examining his profile in ''Part 2'' unlocks a rose accessory for Ulala, and the item description implies it was a gift.

* [[The Power of Rock]]: She does more guitar-playing than dancing in ''Part 2''. [[Wild Mass Guessing|Apparently she fired]] [[Dogged Nice Guy|Rocka Billy.]]

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: In the first game.

The chief of the Sexy Space Police, Eastern Venus sector. Making her debut in ''Part 2'', Pine was tasked with rescuing President Peace from the Rhythm Rogues, but failed to keep Ulala off the scene. Later, she manages to find Purge's hideout and sends out a distress signal to get backup.

==== Voice Actors: David Nowlin/Kerry Shale (English), Takashi Thomas Yuda (Japanese) ====

He serves a relatively minor role outside of narration. At the end of the first game, he's used as a human(?) shield by [[That One Boss|Giant Evila]]. In the sequel, while helping Ulala battle Purge, {{spoiler|he protects her from a laser and is apparently lost with the space station, only to turn up unharmed before the credits.}}.

* [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]: Fuse has a low tolerance for failure, but he's still willing {{spoiler|to sacrifice himself so Ulala has a chance to defeat Purge.}}.

Ulala's dependable co-worker in ''Space Channel 5 Part 2''. He works directly under Fuse and it is speculated, although not confirmed, that he is the only person to have seen the mysterious director.

He helps out Ulala a lot during the events of ''Part 2'', {{spoiler|even becoming her boss when Fuse dies.}}.

The CEO of Space Channel 5 and {{spoiler|instigator of the Morolian invasion.}}. Cornered by low ratings, he sent Ulala out to make her debut by reporting on the alien dance craze, not realizing {{spoiler|she would discover the brainwashing apparatus and trace it back to him.}}. At the end of the game, he is defeated by Ulala and sent flying off in the remnants of his [[Giant Mecha]].

In ''Part 2'', he's been replaced by Space Micheal, but appears in Extra Mode as a backup dancer. [[Fanon Discontinuity|Not all fans were happy.]]

* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: The Blank Dimension is one of the trippiest places in the series. It even returns in ''Part 2'' as the area in which the 100 stage battle is located in.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|He's been brainwashing Hoorg and the Morolians the entire time.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Mind Control Device]]: He manufactured giant televisions to keep the Morolians under control.}}.

* [[Mecha-Mooks]]: On his last leg, Blank resorts to compromised security bots, [[Evil Knockoff|Evila]], and finally a [[Giant Mecha]] to deal with Ulala's gang.

* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: He returns in ''Part 2'', only to be a hostage for Purge. Playing for 10 hours unlocks him as a playable character.

When ''Part 2'' rolls around, she's been reprogrammed and mass-produced as a security bot for the broadcasting station.

The [[Big Bad|big daddy-o]] Ulala faces in ''Part 2''; leader of the Rhythm Rogues, Purge deploys his robots to abduct people from all over the galaxy with the intent of harnessing their groove energy. Doing so will allow him to complete his superweapon, the Ballistic Groove Gun, and hypnotize the entire universe into dancing with him.

Eventually, [[Start of Darkness|he started to believe]] that “This"This galaxy is at the mercy of petty worries”worries", “People"People are unhappy and stupid in the galaxy”galaxy", and “I’ll"I'll lead you to paradise at the hands of my good karma.”" With that belief, he decided to make all the galaxies dance.

Unfortunately for Ulala, Purge is [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|much]] [[Beware the Silly Ones|more]] [[Hopeless Boss Fight|serious]] than her previous enemies: wreaking havoc with his dancing robots, kidnapping the President, and even {{spoiler|blowing up the Space Channel 5 station.}}. While he can also harness mysterious dance powers, his [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|inability to understand love or friendship]] proves to be his undoing, and Ulala uses the power of the people he abducted to defeat him.

* [[Bodyguarding a Badass]]: Purge may hide behind his robots for most of the game, but once Ulala destroys them and leaves him on his own? He reveals that he's tougher than he looks, even with a purple disco suit on. {{spoiler|You won't be laughing when he becomes a 50 foot tall god of dance and kills you.}}.

* [[Boss Subtitles]]: [[Oh Crap|Super Duper Suit: Purge the Great]].

* [[Fate Worse Than Death]] / [[And I Must Scream]]: Purge is trapped in a Giant P. Kinda ironic, seeing as it's similar to how he trapped President Peace.

* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: When Ulala is challenged by Purge the Great, there's dramatic music playing while she dodges his attacks. However, near the end of the fight the music is slowly turning into white noise, and eventually stops altogether. {{spoiler|This gives Purge the Great the chance to catch Ulala off guard and fatally wound her.}}.

* [[Nobody Can Die]]: ... Except for Purge in the Cell Phone game.

* [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]]: A mentally ill/disabled boy who's lived alone for 9 years and has decided to "lead everyone to paradise" by making them dance until they die, eventually breaking down and {{spoiler|deciding that if he can't make them happy, they're all better off dead, including himself.}}. [[Mood Whiplash|Remember when it was aliens forcing people to dance? Me neither.]]

* [[Villain Song]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ozUZqji8s "Genius Purge!"].

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: He's already an extremely powerful genius who can bend spacetime, but UGA explains that Purge takes the dance energy that his robots collect into himself, unnaturally powering up. As you progress to new reports, Purge's plans become more and more dangerous, and he goes from being a goofy rogue to having a massive ego trip and eventually {{spoiler|killing Ulala and trying to kill himself in one final attack.}}. He seems to have calmed down and gone back to his goofy rogue personality by the drama event on the Moji Moji remix CD... Or at least, he's gone into hiding. {{spoiler|And by "calmed down", we mean "he's still up to no good, trying to kidnap the space taxi driver.}}.