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[[File:Gate1 2153.jpg|frame|Left to right: Daru, Kurisu, Ruka, Faris, Suzuha. Moeka, Mayuri, and Rintaro.]]
''[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]]'' has a relatively small cast, with only eight important characters, and only a handful of recurring minor side characters. Listed tropes will also come from ''Steins;Gate 0''. Spin-off titles will be included as well, and characters introduced in ''Steins;Gate 0'' will not be included here, going on that work's own character [[Steins;Gate 0/Characters|page]] instead.
{{Unmarked Spoilers}}
The eight main characters are listed in order of their Lab inductions.
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=== Rintaro Okabe ===
[[File:128387_3110.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[Mamoru Miyano]] (JP), J. Michael Tatum (EN)]]
{{quote|'''EN:''' ''Imma bust out some questions yo, so holla at yer booooiiiiiii! Word to your motha!''
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The protagonist, an 18-year-old 1st-year college student and leader of the Future Gadget Laboratory. {{spoiler|He is the first in the series to be conscious of the timeline changes, an ability he calls "Reading Steiner"}}.
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* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Happens plenty of time throughout the series. Such as barging in on Kurisu and Mayuri while they're in the shower, covering himself with Moeka's undergarments, seeing Maho completely naked in a panic, etc.
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: He is given a much less gaunt appearance in the anime.
*{{spoiler|[[Always Save the Girl]]: He goes through many timelines to save Mayuri, although it is implied that he ultimately chooses Kurisu}}.
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* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: "[[Insistent Terminology|Call me Hououin Kyouma!]]"
**Inverted in ''Steins;Gate 0'' where he has to remind Faris to not call him Kyouma anymore, much to her dismay.
* [[Epic Fail]]: In Faris' ending, he plays a few friendly RaiNet matches with her. He reveals to us that he lost '''''all 19 of them!'''''
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Quite good at it, and hilarious too!
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
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*[[In-Series Nickname]]: Refers to himself as "Hououin Kyouma". Mayuri and Daru call him "Okarin", a portmanteau of his full name.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: he is an annoying obnoxious tool at the worst of times, but when the chips are down, he really does care about his friends. This side of him really shines in ''My Darling's Embrace,'' as he demonstrates on multiple occasions that he has a way with words when cheering up his companions, particularly when it comes to Moeka, Faris, and Suzuha.
* [[Jive Turkey]]: In the English dub, he tries to speak jive instead of Gratuitous English
* {{spoiler|[[La Résistance]]}}
* [[Large Ham]]: When he's acting out his Hououin Kyouma persona, he tends to be very loud and theatrical. When Okabe himself shines through, he's inclined towards gloominess and is actually fairly mellow.
* {{spoiler|[[Love Makes You Crazy]]}}
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Or, as he prefers to call himself, the [[Surprisingly Good English|Crazy Mad Scientist]] "Hououin Kyouma".
* [[Misblamed]]: Okabe faces Daru's wrath after the latter falls into the swimming pool from being hit with a volleyball, even though it was Faris' fault that Daru fell to begin with by using him as a shield.
* [[Mistaken for Pedophile]]: Because of his weird antics, Nae is understandably creeped out by him, enough to where Mr. Braun won't allow him to be alone with her for this very reason, even when Okabe insists that he isn't doing anything to her.
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: Despite being an awkward, scrawny looking chap, Okabe has quite a few female friends
**
** His sidekick (Kurisu)
** The self-conscientious beauty (Moeka)
** The popular girl (Faris)
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**Part-Time Warrior (Suzuha)
**Super Hack (Daru)
**Mister Braun (
**Sister Braun or Chipmunk (Nae)
**A multitude of nicknames for Kurisu.
***Mayuri, who already coined her own nickname "Mayushii", and Faris, who rarely uses her real name anyway, are exceptions to this.
***Only Daru and Kurisu object to their given nicknames, though Daru more because Okabe calls him "Hack" rather than "Hacker". As for Kurisu...well, no matter what he calls her, it just pisses her off.
* [[One Head Taller]]: The 5'10<nowiki>''</nowiki> Okabe is this next to the 5'3<nowiki>''</nowiki> Kurisu.
** In worldlines in which he can enter a relationship with Faris, he becomes huge guy part of [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]] (he is 3 inches taller than the average Japanese man compared to 4<nowiki>'7''</nowiki> Faris, who is over half a foot shorter than the average Japanese girl).
* [[Phrase Catcher]]: "[[Hypocritical Humor|You're the last person I want to hear that from]]."
* [[Screw Destiny]]
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** He indirectly references ''[[Back to the Future]]'' when thinking about Suzuha's predicament in her route.
** He makes a ''[[Pokémon]]'' reference when he mentions Upa being more popular than a certain electric yellow rat.
** Remember how he says, "Word to your mother!" to a foreign person? That is a quote from [[Vanilla Ice]].
*[[Sore Loser]]: Cannot handle losing a game of RaiNet to anyone, be it Kurisu or Suzuha, and especially gets pissed off when Kurisu outsmarts him in a debate. Cannot stand that Faris plays into his delusional ramblings so effortlessly since he feels she does it better he does, and thus cannot beat her.
*[[Talking to Himself]]: There are times when he'll whip out his phone as if to talk with his cohort. First time he does this in front of Kurisu, she accurately surmises that he's doing just that.
*[[Tickle Torture]]: ''My Darling's Embrace'' reveals that Okabe is rather ticklish, as described under Shirtless Scene above.
* [[Tsundere]]: He's not as blatant as Kurisu, but he fills this category as well, as is cheerfully pointed out by Mayuri.
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**In ''My Darling Embrace'', he accidentally hurts Faris while trying to steal her cat ears as payback for teasing him (not realising until he gets a closer look that they are attached with hair clips rather than being part of a headband).
=== Mayuri Shiina ===
[[File:mayushii_4945.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[Kana Hanazawa]] (JP), Ashly Burch (credited as Jackie Ross), Megan Shipman (''Steins;Gate 0'', Episode 14 onwards) (EN)]]
{{quote|''Tutturuuu! I prefer "Mayushii."|Her introduction as Lab Member 002}}
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* [[Nice Hat]]: Almost always wears a wide brimmed, frilly looking blue hat.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: The only character to change voice actress at any point, with Ashly Burch being replaced with Megan Shipman in the second half of ''Steins;Gate 0''. However, the voices are near enough identical to where you wouldn't notice the difference.
*[[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Downplayed, since she's already rather pretty to begin with, but nevertheless, she becomes
*[[Shout-Out]]: The costume she makes for Suzuha in "Agape of Root" is modelled after Mei Orisaka from the ''Phantom Breaker'' series, another 5pb. property.
* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: Despite what her ditzy mannerisms might suggest, she can be very insightful. After all, she was the one who figured out who Suzuha's dad was.
*[[Static Character]]: Mayuri is sweet, innocent, and a little slow from the beginning of the series. Unfortunately, she isn't given much character development and she remains as sweet, innocent, and a little slow by the end.
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**That said, a possible romance arc between the two is explored in ''My Darling's Embrace'' as a potential [[What Could Have Been|What Could Be]] scenario.
=== Itaru Hashida/Daru ===
{{quote|''You know you said "You just wanna see me eat a banana" just a moment ago? Could you repeat that for me? Only, with more of a whisper?|One of many examples of Daru asking for a repeat of a Double Entendre}}
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Two big ones:
**Apathy towards a friend's suffering (
**That one time a power cut disrupts his eroge game sessions.
*[[Big Fun]]: He's a big, fat and somewhat messy guy, but he helps keep the mood going with his generally laid-back personality.
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*[[Everyone Has Standards]]: Even he finds Okabe's repeated insistence that Ruka is a dude to be crossing the line!
*[[Geeky Turn On]]: Has one when Okabe reverts back to his old self towards the end of ''Steins;Gate 0.''
*[[Got Me Doing It|Got Her Doing It]]: Gets annoyed that Mayuri started calling him "Hack/Super Hacka", but thankfully he takes his frustration out on Okabe for it and not her (''"
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Everybody calls him "Daru".
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Daru is NOT a pervert. He is a perverted '''''gentleman'''''.
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: In the games specifically, Daru frequently references the fact that he is in a video game by wondering if his dialogue has triggered a flag for a character route. He even calls Mayuri's route in ''My Darling's Embrace'' "the childhood friend route".
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Whenever a girl lets loose an [[Accidental Innuendo]], he'll ask them to repeat it. He also insists on having all the technical stuff explained to him in terms of eroge.
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*[[Rage Breaking Point]]: Episode 16 of ''0'': Daru gets so fed up with Okabe's abrasive attitude after the latter insults Maho one time too many that he outright '''punches''' him in the face and delivering an awesome "It's Not Always About You!" type of speech.
*[[Stalker with a Crush]]: Can be mistaken as such due to his obsession/infatuation with Faris.
*[[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: Takes a massive one in Suzuha's route by ordering Okabe to not get too close to Suzuha herself, issuing backhanded apologies (while insulting Okabe's social standing with girls), refusing to listen to reason, ignoring him, even making Faris cry, and generally acting like an unreasonable douchebag throughout the whole route.
*[[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Pretty much his response when he realises that Okabe had tricked him into ditching his offline meet-up by promising that Faris would be attending the lab's party.
* [[Younger Than They Look|Younger Than He Looks]]: You'd think Daru was in his mid-20's by how he acts, looks, and sounds, but you'd be wrong; he's 19, a year older than Okabe.
=== Kurisu Makise ===
[[File:114399_4218.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[Asami Imai]] (JP), Trina Nishimura (EN)]]
{{quote|''Oh for the love of- Could you be any more of a Wesley?''|Kurisu accidentally slipping internet slang into her dialogue}}
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* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: Subjects herself to these often, and it never ceases to embarrass her any time Okabe or Daru point it out.
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Kurisu's hair is brown in the original visual novel but has red hair in the anime.
* [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: Combined with the smug look on her face as described below under Smug Smiler.
*[[Berserk Button]]: In the Alpha Drama CD, she gets unreasonably irate when Faris alludes to her less-than-impressive bust when talking about her costumes potentially not fitting her.
**Unflattering comments about her scrawny appearance will be met with threats to have your brain turned to pickle juice.
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**She has a more hilarious one at the end of Faris' route in ''My Darling's Embrace'' when she has a little too much fun with her Hell Maid schtick at MayQueen, only to discover that her colleagues in America saw the PV and asked her to perform at college events with the cat maid costume (ears included).
*[[Depending on the Artist]]: As mentioned under Adaption Dye Job, her hair is red in the anime as opposed to brown in the visual novels. She also has an average sized bust in the visual novels, but in the anime, she is noticeably flatter to where she can't even form a cleavage line.
*[[Deuteragonist]]: Okabe's closest companion and love interest and takes on the lead role in the film.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Only in the anime, and she has quite the temper to match.
* [[Guilty Pleasure]]: Posting on 2channel, dropping internet slang, just to name a few. Often becomes embarrassed when Daru and Okarin points them out.
* [[Hold Me]]: She may have been drunk out of her mind, but she says this to Okabe when the two are alone together in the movie.
* [[Hypocrite]]: In the 3rd ''Soumei Eichi no Cognitive Computing'' short, she criticises both Okabe and Daru for wearing the same clothes every day, but as Okabe points out, she is never seen wearing any other clothes besides her default outfit herself.
** [[Hypocritical Humor|Hypocritical Humour]]: She teases Okabe about being a virgin, only to then let it slip that she is one herself.
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**Also hates being called a tsundere despite possessing all of the right qualities to qualify as such.
**While discussing how Okabe should go about his upcoming date, the two wind up doing so while seemingly on a date together.
* [[Jerkass]]: She has many shades of this at times, as she can be rude, defensive, and needlessly confrontational towards Okabe. In her defense though, he
**Averted when she interacts with other females ([[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Ruka]]), particularly Mayuri.
**[[Jerkass Has a Point]]: Even when she's being rude about it, it can be hard to refute her when she does have a point to make. For example, she isn't that sympathetic towards Okabe after he nearly drowns by pointing out that he tried to pull off a swimming move he was incapable of doing; sure, she doesn't need to rub it in like that, but she isn't wrong about it.
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Her apple pie is considered a lethal weapon. It was bad enough to make Suzuha angry.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name Is Not CHRISTINA!]]: That pretty much speaks for itself...
* [[Not So Above It All]]: Against her better judgement, she is perfectly willing to go along with Okabe's crazy schemes with enough prodding.
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* {{spoiler|[[Sobriquet]]: "Mother of Time Machine", in the future where SERN rules}}.
* [[She's Got Legs]]: Though she's quite short (5' 3"), her legs are rather long, even being longer than her torso. They're also covered by black stockings and a pair of dark mini shorts.
*[[Smug Smiler]]: One of her sprites in visual novels depicts her with a smug look on her face, coupled with a cheeky wink for good measure. For extra smugness, a similar sprite will depict the same expression with her [[Badass Arm-Fold|arms folded]], too..
* [[Teen Genius]]: From an early age, she studied math and science like crazy at the expense of everything else, which has left her a more respected scientist than her father, even though she's seventeen when the story starts.
* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: She gets flustered when she questions Okabe's "special technique" while discussing date plans with {{Spoiler|Ruka}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Implied to be her fate at SERN's hands, after she completed the time machine for them in 2034}}.
=== Moeka Kiryuu ===
[[File:moebitch_1091.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[Saori Goto]] (JP), Jessica Cavanagh (EN)]]
{{quote|''First off: You have access to knowledge you shouldn't have. Second: You built a time machine. And third: You intended to go public with it.''|Moeka's explanation of why she is targetting the Future Gadget Lab}}
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* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: We don't know whether she has social anxiety or not, but years of being shunned by everyone around her certainly has not helped her in the slightest.
*[[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]: she has a very short attention span, judging by how she goes about cleaning her apartment. According to Okabe, it's quite the sight to behold!
*[[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: She reveals at the end of ''0's'' special episode that she gave her handmade chocolates to Kuroki (Fairs' butler) as a thank you gift for allowing her to stay for a bit.
*[[Berserk Button]]: She is super attached to her mobile phone; try to snatch it from her, and she goes berserk until she retrieves it! Even offering to input your contact info for her causes her to get antsy.
*{{spoiler|[[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]}}: Subverted in the sense that she isn't ruthless because she's trained to be a cold-hearted killer, but rather because her emotional vulnerability makes her easy to manipulate into doing other people's biddings.
*[[Conflicting Loyalty]]: Her episode in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram,'' "The Quantum Awakening", retells the first half of the original game through Moeka's eyes. The key difference being that she spends more time bonding with the other Lab Mems rather than just being a {{Spoiler|SERN mole}}. We get some insight into what's running through her mind as she struggles to decide whether her loyalty lies with her new friends, or her contact. We also see the kind of stress this internal conflict has on her, mentally and emotionally.
*[[Drunk Personality Change]]: Though we only see a flash of this in the movie, once she has had a couple, Moeka becomes a lot more lively compared to her usual reclusive self.
*[[Dark and Troubled Past]]: She was the product of an unwanted pregnancy, thus was most likely subjected to a lot of abuse from her parents until they just abandoned her. She was also ostracized by her peers during high school, and even made attempts on her own life
*[[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Her route in ''My Darling's Embrace'' basically has Okabe trying to get her to open up about her feelings.
*[[Does Not Like Spam]]: Apparently, she does not like macadamia nuts.
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* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]: She joins the lab group largely because she's also looking for the IBN 5100, and once she has everything she needs, she leads a team to capture them all apart from Mayuri, who is marked for death instead}}.
*[[Perpetual Frowner]]: Her life is pretty empty, so she always looks essentially expressionless and depressed. When in the lab for the first time, she seems intrigued by these people, but since she looks so emotionless, it's a little hard to tell.
*[[Put on a Bus]]: Moeka completely sits out Suzuha's route in ''My Darling's Embrace''. We don't even get a text message from her.
* [[The Quiet One]]: She hates having to speak, but when using mail, she's a real chatterbox to the point where the frequency of her messages really irritates Okabe.
**Beta Moeka isn't anywhere near as shy as she was in the Alpha world line, but she still speaks in short, fragmented sentences and still barrages Okabe with text messages, but in general, she is more talkative, and will actively help Okabe if he needs it. In the "Steins;Gate" world line, she almost never uses her phone to communicate and generally looks a lot happier, both of which carry over into the movie.
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*[[Shrinking Violet]]: Incredibly shy to the point where she'd mostly communicate through rapid text messaging.
* [[Signature Device]]: The phone she always has in her hand. Moeka is almost never seen without it, and as mentioned under Berserk Button, she becomes extremely angry if it's taken from her forcefully. She will however, hand it over if asked.
* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: A downplayed example, since she speaks already; at the end of "Abduction Across Three Worlds", she arrives at the lab to pick up a sketchbook she bought online, but she uncharacteristically speaks in full sentences without issue.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Moeka is one of the taller girls in the series, standing at 5 feet 6 inches and she has the aloof aspect down to a fault; the only thing she lacks is the raven dark hair (being more caramel brown instead).
*[[Taking the Bullet]]: Realising how much her new friends cared about her, she gets fatally wounded protecting them when her subordinates open fire on the lab at the end of "The Quantum Awakening".
*[[Tickle Torture]]: She is subjected to this when Faris catches her smiling. The latter starts tickling her just to get another smile out of her.
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]: [[Driven to Suicide]] after FB drops her for failing her mission in the timeline where Ruka undoes the effects of her D-Mail, [[Madness Mantra|typing on her cell phone nothing but endless strings of "FB"]]}}.
*[[When She Smiles]]: She gives a warm smile at the end of her route in ''My Darling's Embrace'' after she and Okabe become a couple.
**Faris and Maho's antics in ''Steins;Gate 0''/Episode 10 get a brief smile and a chuckle out of her, though she quickly tries to hide it. In the game, she bursts out
**One of her sprites shows her wearing a very subtle smirk on her face, typically when she teases Okabe. It only appears a few times though.
*[[Younger Than They Look|Younger Than She Looks]]: You wouldn't be blamed for thinking she was older than just 20 years of age if she hadn't said so.
*[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: She is shocked to learn that SERN higher ups will go out of their way to dispose of their subordinates once they stop being useful to them, starting by cutting off all contact, and then killing them (which is what happens to her). It is only then that she is remorseful for her actions and pleads for forgiveness.
**Moeka is afraid of this trope in ''Steins;Gate 0''. Learning about the potential of AI has led her to become fearful that technology will replace human workers in the future, but she already feels inadequate since she feels she doesn't have any special talents or unique skills, and she believes she can be easily replaced. After spending time with Maho however, she eventually snaps out of this mindset.
=== Ruka Urushibara ===
[[File:rukako_3830.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[Yuu Kobayashi]] (JP), Lindsay Seidel (EN)]]
{{quote|''Urushibara Ruka: Delicate as an orchid, fair as cherry blossom. The personification of feminine grace...and a dude.''|Okabe's description of Ruka}}
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Rukako", used by Okabe, probably because it sounds more feminine to match his outward appearance.
*[[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Okabe's primary method of toughening Ruka up is by having him swing a cheap katana on a daily basis. In 2036, Ruka has mastered this weapon, and becomes pretty badass with it.
**He also serves as Kurisu's heavy attack in ''Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds'', using Samidare to not only dish out a lot of damage, but also knocking foes backs a little.
*[[Limited Wardrobe]]: Surprisingly averted. With the exception of Faris, Ruka is the only other character with more than one outfit, which he rotates quite often. This includes spin-off titles which add a few more outfits to his wardrobe.
* [[Miko]]: Despite being male, Luka seems to work as the shrine
*[[Oh Crap|Oh Crap!]]: Pretty much his reaction when Daru suggests hiring male maids to work at MayQueen, knowing he was referring to him.
**Later in that story, he has a similar reaction when Daru and Faris cast him in the lead role for the group's PV.
*[[Out of Focus]]: He is for the most part, locked out of the loop in ''Steins;Gate 0''. Despite the screen time he gets, he isn't given much involvement in the main plot, nor is he given much to assist the other characters. He had a similar problem in the original adaptation, but at least there, he got character development, helped Okabe grow as a character, and he got his own arc, of which he was the main focus. In ''0,'' he is the only ally whom Okabe keeps his time travel escapades from, which Suzuha believes there is a reason for.
**He is also absent from Suzuha's route in ''My Darling's Embrace'', but unlike Moeka, he does send Okabe an optional text message which the player can reply to should they wish to do so.
* {{spoiler|[[Pettanko]]: Keeps the same bust size even after changing gender}}.
* [[Purple Eyes]]
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* [[Shrinking Violet]]: He's very shy and quiet, so Okabe seems to have taken it upon himself to give him manliness lessons by practice swinging a fake sword.
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Okabe. Even when {{spoiler|he was male and told Okabe he didn't like him that way}}, there are still hints dropped that he does have at least a crush on him. He didn't get a lot of screen time to show any interest in anybody else.
*[[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: According to the creators, his name is Luka, but "Ruka" is more commonly used regardless due to the Japanese voice actors having difficulty pronouncing their Ls. In spite of this, "Ruka" is still the far more commonly used name.
* {{spoiler|[[Transgender]]: Why she sends her D-Mail}}.
=== Faris NyanNyan/{{spoiler|Rumiho Akiha}} ===
[[File:113750_7317.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:'''
{{quote|''Uuuuuuuuummmmmmm...meow meow meow!''}}
Mayuri's co-worker at the May Queen Cafe, which she also owns. She is also a skilled RaiNet player, but she chooses not to compete in tournaments officially. {{spoiler|After she sends her D-Mail, Akihabara loses everything related with moe culture as her father is still alive. She also is the first character to remember memories from other timelines apart from Okabe and Ruka}}. She is Lab Member 007; a designation Okabe reluctantly gives her when she wants to send a D-mail.
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* [[The Ace]]: A master of the board game Rai-Net Battle having played in over 400 unofficial matches without defeat. She is so good she could compete officially if she wanted.
** As an In-Universe example of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] however, school and work take precedence over tournaments.
** For emphasis, she'll challenge 10 opponents at once, and thrash all of them within 15 minutes; that's how good she is!
* [[Ambiguously Bi]]: There are certain routes in which Faris falls in love with Okabe; even putting that aside, she seems to have a bit of a crush him at the very least. That said, if she finds another girl attractive (or even sexy in some cases), she'll openly say it.
*[[Animal-Eared Headband]]: As part of her attire, she wears a headband with cat ears. She is almost never seen without them, even when she isn't at work. She has implied that they also enhance her hearing too, but whether that's true or not is unclear.
**In the Delta worldlines, the ears are attached to her head via hairclips. Okabe learns this the hard way when he tries to steal them off her head for teasing him, only to end up hurting her instead.
**She'll remove them when she wants to bear her soul to someone, when she's on a date, or she'll ask her lover to do the
* [[Animal Motifs]]: Clearly, it is cats, given her cute and playful nature. She exhibits a lot of strange cat-like behaviours, including her verbal tic, and cute cat-like gestures. Then of course, there's her trademark cat ears that she almost never takes off.
*[[Beat Them At Their Own Game]]: Coined by Okabe as "Dubbing 10", Faris will take the former's chuunibyou
* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: After Okabe rescues her from a group of thugs, she allows him to call her by real name as a sign of gratitude and trust. By extension, she'll give this privilege to anyone she gets close to (like Suzuha for example).
*[[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Faris sometimes shows shades of this when she doesn't get what she wants, mainly when Okabe doesn't play along with her bizarre stories. A more humorous example is when she runs up to a random person wearing an Upa costume, hugs them, and throws a tantrum when Suzuha drags her away.
**Cold rejection though (as Daru once showed us) will really open up the waterworks for her.
* [[Catgirl]]: Justified that she works as waitress in a cat themed maid café, which she also happens to own. Okabe even lampshades how much she looks like a cat when she smiles. She also loves having her head rubbed. Whether she's speaking in English or Japanese, she sprinkles cat lingo into half the stuff she says; even Fubuki lampshades this in the special episode of ''Steins;Gate 0.''
{{Quote|'''Fubuki:''' ''Did she [Faris] just say "Meow-ment?"''}}
* [[Cat Smile]]: Her default expression is a playful smile. Not so much in the anime adaptation of the original ''Steins;Gate'', though it comes back in ''Steins;Gate 0''.
* [[Childhood Friends]]: To her surprise, she is revealed to be one with Kurisu in "Vermillion Soteria" thanks to the pre-existing friendship between their fathers.
*[[Cloudcuckoolander]]: She is every bit as barmy as Okabe (minus the evil laughter), but being quick witted has its advantages, since she will absorb his ramblings and add them to hers. Once she drops her mask however, she is much more elegant and soft-spoken, but she still retains a mischievous aura.
**The way that she and Okabe are able to carry these odd conversations so effortlessly like they're completely normal even impresses Kurisu somewhat, albeit in the sense that she's more confused by it.
*[[Color Failure|Colour Failure]]: During ''0's'' Valentine's Day episode, the girls' attempt to make Valentine's Day chocolates ends in such a disaster that this happens to her. Probably the one time she shows signs of distress.
**Also happens to her butler, Kuroki, in Episode 10 after Maho (and later Moeka) turns her guest room into a rubbish tip.
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*[[Crocodile Tears]]: She tends to do this quite often just to get whatever she wants. In regard to wanting to use the Time Leap Machine to win a RaiNet match, she pulls this trick on Okabe when he casts doubt on her that she intends to use it for this reason.
**She may or may not have pulled this trick on Ruka to persuade him to take the lead role for her café's PV, but since the game only uses static sprites, that's up for debate.
**She ends up crying for real later on in her ending when she realises that {{Spoiler|Okabe has no memories of
* [[Cry Cute]]: {{spoiler|When she decides to undo the effects of her D-Mail}}. In general though, she is prone to just bursting into tears at the slightest provocation, more so in the games.
**You'll even notice that she has tears running down her cheeks in one of her sprites if you look closely.
* [[Cuddle Bug]]: Faris tends to get rather cuddly with Okabe on multiple occasions in ''Steins;Gate 0.''
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Pink hair and pink eyes, though her eyes are closer to burgundy in the anime.
* [[The Cutie]]: Particularly when she's into her stage persona, Faris NyanNyan. Even when she's not playing a character, she's still adorable. Her cat-like mannerisms certainly help, and her winter outfit in ''0'' makes her even cuter.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: When the lab mems take up work at MayQueen in one worldline, she gives Ruka the professional name "Luka Nyan Nyannyan". Yes, really.
* {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad]]: Her father died, but he's alive in the timelines after she sent her D-Mail}}.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Of the non-dangerous variety, but she will use her sweet charm and feline mannerisms to charm any man to her whim (of course, wearing a French maid uniform certainly helps). Tries using these to get Okabe to spill the beans on his time travel antics, but Okabe isn't so easily tempted by her seductive trickery. Daru on the other hand...
* [[Foil]]: to her business rival, 4°C/Shido. Faris believes strongly in excellent customer service, treating her workers with love and respect, and making her establishment warm and inviting, while Shido only cares about profitability and will use any underhanded methods to achieve his goals.
* [[Gamer Chick]]: Not just a fan of RaiNet Battle, but she's also a competitive player, and she's pretty damn good at it too it seems. She's also a huge fan of retro PCs.
*[[Girlish Pigtails]]
** [[Princess Curls]]
* [[The Glomp]]: She glomps a random guy in an Upa costume when she overheats in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram''.
*[[Hidden Buxom]]: Zigzagged: her casual attire hides her bust quite well, while her maid uniform is much more form-fitting.
*[[I Lied]]: During her route in ''My Darling's Embrace,'' she has a "spell" that makes Okabe fall in love with her if he hears her real name. By the end though, she admits that she lied about it, and confesses she's the one who falls in love with whoever calls her by her real name. By the sounds of it, she was waiting on Okabe specifically to do so.
*[[Iconic Item]]: Notice how frequently those cat ears are mentioned? You can count the number of scenes where she '''doesn't''' wear them on one hand.
*[[Improbable Age]]: Would you believe that 17-year-old Faris (a.k.a {{Spoiler|Rumiho Akiha}}) is actually the owner of {{Spoiler|'''all''' of Akihabara}}?
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* [[Living Lie Detector]]: She can spot whether a person is being dishonest or not simply by looking into their eyes. She calls this "Cheshire Break", but it's just razor-sharp intuition.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Her real name is {{Spoiler|"Rumiho Akiha" as in "Akihabara", due to the influence on the city's Moe culture.}}
**Since "Nyan Nyan" is Japanese for "meow meow", and she has a cat motif, her stage name also makes sense.
**"Faris" means "knight" in Arabic. Knights are, of course, associated with heroism. Considering the type of chuunibyou tales she tells, this isn't that farfetched.
*[[Meido]]: She works in and owns the May Queen maid café. Need we say anymore?
* [[Moe]]: Only seems natural considering her influence on Moe culture in Akihabara. Her playful, energetic, and cutesy mannerisms only serve to reinforce this.
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*[[Otaku]]: Loves anime, moe, and otaku culture, even dressing as a stereotypical anime character.
*[[Precision F-Strike]]: The usually cheery and playful Faris outright calls Shido a bastard when talking about his underhanded/law breaking business tactics. A surprising moment since Faris very, '''''very''''' rarely shows her anger and frustration in front of anyone.
*[[Pseudonym]]: Obviously, Faris Nyannyan is not her real name, rather it is a pseudonym she uses in public whether she's at work or attending RaiNet competitions. Only her family and closest friends know what her real name is.
*[[Rapunzel Hair]]: When her massive twin tails are undone, her hair is very long.
*[[Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory]]: Though not as strong as Okabe's Reading Steiner, Faris is able to {{Spoiler|remember her life from the original timeline as a maid café owner when Okabe takes her to the building that MayQueen originally occupied}}.
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]: Her energetic, playful attitude and pink hair matching is quite possibly not a coincidence at all: as much as she loves anime culture and considering the otherwise natural-ish hair colors, it could be dyed. Then again, her hair colour may be natural considering her eyebrows are the same colour.
*[[Say My Name]]: During her route in ''My Darling's Embrace,'' she reveals to Okabe that she'll fall in love with the boy who calls her by her real name, {{Spoiler|"Rumiho"}}. She pleads with him to do the honours, having admitted to waiting for him specifically.
**The only other person she reveals her name to is Suzuha, after the two share a conversation about their absent dads.
* [[Serious Business]]: She takes off the cat ears when she wants to be serious. She also drops her energetic mannerisms during more her more personal moments (see Episode 17, and her route in ''My Darling's Embrace''). For some reason, she doesn't wear them when she arrives at the lab at the start of the movie.
* [["Shut Up" Kiss]]: She gives one of these to Okabe as he says her real name, because in her words: "Faris belongs to everyone".
* [[Signature Move|Signature Moves]]: She has made up a couple of her own signature techniques, including:
**"Cheshire Break" (see Living Lie Detector)
**"Mixy Mix Gaze" (charms her guests by gazing into their eyes while flawlessly mixing their drink)
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* [[Verbal Tic]]: She ends her sentences with "-nya", or the word's English equivalent, "-meow".
=== Suzuha Amane ===
[[File:113764_4425.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[Yukari Tamura]] (JP), Cherami Leigh (EN)]]
{{quote|''HEY YOU GUUUYYYYSSS!!! Sorry, that's how the kids are saying "What's up!" these days.''|Suzuha's bizarre self-introduction}}
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* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Beneath her jacket, she wears a cropped undershirt, which she forced to walk around in for a day after her "seduction technique" to distract Mr. Braun while the Lab mems perform a time leap backfires.
**Her cosplay outfit also shows off her mid-section quite well when she first attends ComiMa.
*[[Braids of Action]]/[[Tomboyish Sidetails]]: Always sports these.
*[[Captain Obvious Reveal]]: In the movie, specifically. They hide her identity for a bit by hiding her face and putting a filter over her voice, but when she enters Kurisu's hotel room to give her cryptic advice, the film makes little effort to hide her, thanks to her familiar braids, and Cherami Leigh's natural voice.
**In "Vermillion Soteria", Kurisu describes a woman with braided hair who rides a bicycle. It is painfully obvious who she's referring to.
*[[Cat Smile]]: often has one in the VN's, like Mayuri and Faris.
*[[Cruel to Be Kind]]: Employs this tactic on Daru by slinging a barrage of insults at him to get him to stop fawning over her. It backfires spectacularly as he only ends up falling for her even more!
*[[The Cutie]]: Not to the same extent as Mayuri or Faris, but she can still be adorable at times.
*[[Death Glare]]: Shoots one at Kurisu every time their eyes meet during the first half of the anime.
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Rintaro calls her "Part-Time Warrior".
* {{spoiler|[[Kid From the Future]]: She's Daru's daughter from the future. When he asks her who is her mother, she decides to keep it a secret}}.
* [[Literal-Minded]]: When Okabe describes Daru as "[his] favourite right arm" at the start of ''"Straying Arche"'', she replies by asking if he has more than one [right arm].
*[[Male Gaze]]: In both ''Steins;Gate'' and ''Steins;Gate 0'', Suzuha is subjected to quite a few booty shots. See also the cat suit in Fairs' episode in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram.''
*[[Meido]]: Omega Suzuha wears what appears to be a maid uniform with a familiar pair of cat ears, hinting that she may work with Faris at May Queen Nyannyan in the Omega worldlines.
* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: Despite being 18 years old, Suzuha treats even the most trivial things as if it's a grand discovery, even corn on the cob. This may allude that she {{Spoiler|isn't from this time period}}.
*[[New Job as the Plot Demands]]: She has taken jobs as a retail assistant, security guard, a waitress, and a stall staffer. What she does depends on what the story is.
*[[Properly Paranoid]]: One trait that Alpha and Beta Suzuha share is their habit of freezing in fear upon hearing aircraft overhead. While Beta is spooked by a passenger jet, Alpha is spooked by a
*{{spoiler|[[Ret-Gone]]: Whether Okabe stops her from returning to 1975 or not, she passes away in 2000, either from suicide or illness.}}
*[[Rewatch Bonus]]: A lot of Suzuha's early appearances in the beginning of the series make a lot more sense in context upon repeated viewings.
*[[Shout-Out]]: The very first thing she says is a reference to a certain scene in ''[[The Goonies]]''.
**Indirectly, her route in ''My Darling's Embrace'' is simply the plot of ''Back to the Future.''
* [[Slacker]]: Much to Mr. Braun's annoyance, Suzuha tends to slack off from her work.
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Omega Suzuha fits this trope to a T. She argues with her Alpha and Beta selves frequently, tries to have the last word, and
*[[Talking to Herself]]: In ''Linear Bounded Phenogram,'' she seeks advice and comfort from her Beta and Omega selves. Only she can see them.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: She is more Tomboy-ish compared to the other girls, but she has shades of both characteristics. Omega Suzuha is 100% a Girly Girl.
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Is visibly weirded out by Okabe's bizarre attempts to speak jive/gratuitous English.
{{Quote|''I can't believe you said "Word to your Mother" to this guy, you freak.''}}
==Yuugo Tennouji ==▼
== Side Characters ==
▲=== Yuugo Tennouji ===
{{quote|''Don't encourage the guy! He's already whacked enough as it is!.''|Tennouji's nutshell description of Okabe to Suzuha}}
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A CRT-TV store owner, and Rintaro's landlord. {{spoiler|He is secretly working for SERN, sending orders to Moeka and her group}}. He is fascinated with old CRT televisions and is very protective over his 11-year-old daughter, Nae. He is quite fond of Okabe and his friends despite the former's absurd delusions.
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* [[Badass Baritone]]: Thanks to Christopher Sabat.
*[[Cranky Landlord]]: Seeing as though his tenant is [[Large Ham|Rintaro]]...
*[[Dirty Old Man]]: In the game, he finds Suzuha's "seduction technique" rather kinky, commenting on how firm her belly was, much to Suzuha and even Nae's disapproval. Downplayed on the "old" part, seeing as he is only 32.
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*[[Walking Spoiler]]: It is difficult to talk about his involvement in the second half of the story without spoiling his true identity.
=== Nae Tennouji ===
{{quote|''Umm, how do you wash your brain?''|Nae questioning the concept of brainwashing}}
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Will be [https://web.archive.org/web/20150408122653/http://dalian.7thstyle.com/2012/04/roboticsnotes-nae-character-steinsgate-009.jpg appearing] in ''Robotics;Notes'' [[She's All Grown Up|all grown up]].
* [[The Atoner]]: She's the one who apologies to Okabe on her dad's behalf after he is assaulted by the latter.
*[[Children Are Innocent]] -> {{spoiler|[[Enfant Terrible]]}}
* [[The Cutie]]: It is through their interactions with playful, sweet, innocent Nae that many of the characters reveal their soft sides.
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*[[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: When pressed by her dad about Suzuha being outside with her, she responds that she was, "but she definitely wasn't slacking off!"
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=== Yuki {{spoiler|Amane}} ===
{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' {{spoiler|[[Yukari Tamura]] (JP), Cherami Leigh (EN)}}}}
Appears in the 25th episode: she is a woman whom Rintaro initially mistakes for Suzuha. {{spoiler|Actually, she is Suzuha's future mother and Itaru's wife-to-be}}.
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'''This character's section has been moved to the character page for ''Steins;Gate 0''. For more information about this character, go to [[Steins;Gate 0/Characters|this page here]].'''
=== 4°C/Shido ===
{{Quote|''...if you bear your fangs to me, I'll make sure you'll never work in this town again.Hehehehehe! AHAHAHAHAHA!''|Shido's vow to ruin Faris' career in ''My Darling's Embrace''}}
'''Voiced by''': Minoru Shiraishi (JP), Ian Sinclair (EN)
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* [[0% Approval Rating]]: Not matter what the story is, Shido and his gang are universally hated. An example is in Faris' route in which he is a white-collar criminal looking to monopolize the maid café scene in Akiba using illicit tactics like intimidation and bribery to buy out the competition. He even makes his maid wear skimpy outfits to attract more customers, something that really irritates Faris enough to call him a bastard for it.
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Insists that he didn't cheat during the RaiNet finals. Because y'know, having your lacky stand in the audience to [[Sarcasm Mode|point a laser pen in your opponent's eyes to throw them off their game definitely doesn't qualify as cheating]] in any way!
* [[Break Them by Talking]]: Attempts this with Faris by taunting her relentlessly to break her competitive spirit. It didn't work though as Faris revealed she was wearing earplugs.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Losing a RaiNet match to Faris is enough to upset him.
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: He has such an embarrassing case a chuunibyou that even Okabe recoils in disgust. Also, unlike Okabe and Faris who play up their theatrics for fun, Shido talks and acts like he really believes his own absurdities.
* [[Color Motif|Colour Motif]]: He is obsessed with the colour black ("kuro" in Japanese), to the point of ramming it into everything he says.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: The role he is elevated to in Faris' route in the spin-off game.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Always has his goons around and is not above assaulting someone when they least suspect it.
* [[The Faceless]]: In the anime only; we hear him on the phone, but he doesn't make a physical appearance.
* [[Greek Mythology]]: While Okabe has a fondness for Norse mythology, Shido leans more towards Greek mythology as hinted by his constant references by Gaia.
* [[Hate Sink]]: Delusional, sketchy, foul-mouthed, hateful, just unpleasant in every way? Yeah, he qualifies!
* [[Hypocrite]]: Calls Faris' "Cheshire Break" technique cheating while having his lackies use a laser pen to distract her.
* [[Ignorant of His Own Ignorance]]: He seems to think that ice can cause burns. It doesn't, it causes frostbite. Even Okabe has to point this out to him!
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: Wears a beanie hat that is slightly tilted. It falls off in a physical altercation, revealing that he is hiding a bald spot.
* [[Only in It For the Money|Only in It for the Money]]: His motivation for monopolising the Akihabara entertainment scene in Faris' route is simply to make money; he couldn't
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Any time he is involved in the plot, he is always referred to as 4°C/Shido. His real name though is Kouichi Suzuki.
* [[Oh Crap]]: His reaction when Okabe reveals that he plans to leak his financial dealings to the National Tax Agency.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: He isn't seen, nor even mentioned in ''Steins;Gate 0''.
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Angry and violent with a noticeably darker skin tone compared to everyone else.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Sore Loser]]: Extends to his whole gang. As Faris describes them, they would sooner drown a puppy than lose a tournament to her.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: He has a rather impressive one when Okabe and co. show him Moeka's article uncovering his shady business dealings, breaking into hysterical laughter, before being reduced to a panic-stricken mess when Daru's research is shown to him (said research contains proof of fake businesses, personal bank accounts he doesn't own, and a shady cash flow hinting at tax fraud). All of this causes he and his goons to flee in abject terror when he realises, they aren't screwing around.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Hits Faris square in the head (though it was more bad luck on
=== Kuroki ===
{{Quote|''The young mistress will be with you shortly.''|Kuroki as he greets Okabe and co.}}
A minor character in the series. Not much is known about Kuroki, other than the fact that he is Faris' butler. Though he only makes a one-off appearance in the original game and anime, he is more involved in other characters' stories in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram.''
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Downplayed as he is still a relatively minor character, though he is more involved in Kurisu and Faris' routes in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram''.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: he shows up in Episode 17 just in time to save Okabe from being murdered by the Viral Attackers.
* [[Color Failure|Colour Failure]]: He suffers from this when dealing with Maho and Moeka becomes too much for him to handle.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He is by far one of the oldest characters in the series, but he is very polite and is willing to take Okabe and his friends in when they need help, thanks to their connections to Faris. He has also served as Faris' guardian due to her absent parents.
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: On two occasions, he comes to Okabe's aid by pulling up in a limousine... after barrelling through packed streets and endangering pedestrians.
* [[The Stoic]]: Because of his profession, he doesn't show much emotion, if at all. Not that he needs to anyway.
* [[Violence Is the Only Option]]: It isn't clear what exactly Kuroki does to knock Okabe unconscious in "Vermillion Soteria", but he assaults the latter (twice) just to stop him from having irreversible emotionally breakdowns.
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