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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 side characters. Listed tropes will also come from ''Steins;Gate 0''. Spin-off titles will be included as well., Theyand include:characters introduced in ''Steins;Gate 0'' will not be included here, going on that work's own character [[Steins;Gate 0/Characters|page]] instead.
 
The eight main characters are listed in order of their Lab inductions. They are:
 
'''''WARNING: New information added may contain unmarked spoilers, so you have be warned.'''''
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==Rintaro Okabe ==
[[File:128387_3110.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[Mamoru Miyano]] (JP), J. Michael Tatum (EN)]]
{{quote|'''EN:''' ''I'm about toImma bust out some questions yo, so holla at yer booooiiiiiii! Word to your motha!''
'''JP:''' ''I am mad scientist! It's so cooool! Sonuvabitch!''|Okabe's attempt to communicate with a foreign person}}
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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*{{spoiler|[[Always Save the Girl]]: He goes through many timelines to save Mayuri, although it is implied that he ultimately chooses Kurisu}}.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I am mad scientist!", "This is the choice of Stein's Gate!", "El Psy Kongroo", among others.
*[[Chick Magnet]]: He seems to have no problem with girls swooning over him, and yes, that includes Ruka. Romance options are somewhat explored in the original game, but aren't the main focus. ''My Darling's Embrace'' leans more into the romantic options given the nature of the game itself. That said, it's also the only place where Moeka's attraction to Okabe is made apparent, and Suzuha's relationship with him is the only one that isn't romantic (though she does getgive cosyhim witha himkiss before she returns to her own time, just so Okabe doesn't forget her).
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* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|Burst out crying after countless time-leaps in order to save Mayuri with no success}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[Future Badass]]: Alpha timeline, where he leads an international terrrorist group against SERN in the future and Beta timeline, where he creates the time machine}}.
*[[Geeky Turn On]]: Has one when Kurisu puts on a lab coat intended for Daru and Mayuri.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Delivered by Mayuri, complete with a slap.
* [[The Gift]]: [[Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory|Reading Steiner]].
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Uses it constantly. Along with [[Gratuitous German]].
*[[Heroic BSOD]]: Suffers a major one halfway through the series after his numerous attempts to save Mayuri from death doesn't produce the desired results. It's only when Kurisu and Suzuha offer to help that he snaps out of it.
**Suffers a '''''massive''''' one in Episode 23;beta, the catalyst for ''0''. Without Mayuri's words of encouragement, or instructions from his Future self, Okabe is so distraught over his failure to save Kurisu, and being responsible for her death, he abandons his time travel escapades, ditches his Hououin Kyouma act, and barely recovers from his series-long depression spell. His misery eventually starts to affect everyone around him, particularly Mayuri.
* [[Hit Me Dammit]]: Outright demands Daru punch him square in the face after time leaping back to 2011 from 2036.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Refers to himself as "Hououin Kyouma". Mayuri and Daru call him "Okarin", a portmanteau of his full name.
*[[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.
* [[Jive Turkey]]: In the English dub, he tries to speak jive instead of Gratuitous English. He even quotes Vanilla Ice of all people.
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[[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}}
A 16-year-old high school student and Okabe's childhood friend. She works at May Queen and is also a cosplay designer. {{spoiler|She's killed in most timelines, often by Moeka}}. She is designated Lab Member 002.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: This is Mayuri we're talkedtalking about, so downplayed to the most extreme possible degree here. She does however, get particularly angry towards Okarin after his continued insistence that *female* Ruka was a boy makes her cry.
**Mayuri is aware that she isn't particularly bright, but she doesn't like when others belittle her intelligence so blatantly, nor when they play up her ditziness.
*[[Big Eater]]: Often buys a ton of snacks, and is often seen snacking on either bananas, or microwavable fried chicken bites. In spite of this, Mayuri still maintains a decent figure.
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* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: She's a pretty mild example: while Okabe and Daru are all gung-ho about hacking into SERN and other dubious activities, Mayuri disapproves even when it's clear that SERN is up to some pretty shady business.
* {{spoiler|[[Kill the Cutie]]: ''Many times''. Okabe went through many timelines to try to save her, but the few times he did ended badly for Kurisu}}.
*[[Meido]]: While she's at work., She alsoshe wears a blondemaid wiguniform styledwhich intoincludes a blonde ponytail while on the clock.
*[[Nice Girl]]: Sweet and friendly, Mayuri dislikes conflict and wants her fellow Lab Mems to get along with each other, almost acting as the Peacekeeper.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Almost always wears a wide brimmed, frilly looking blue hat.
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* [[Third Person Person]]: Always refers to herself as "Mayushii" instead of using a pronoun.
*[[Tragic Keepsake]]: "Pockety", a pocket watch she inherited from her grandmother after she passed away.
*[[Two First Names]]: Of course, Mayuri is her given name, however "Shiina" is also a fairly common forename for girls in Japan.
* {{spoiler|[[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]}}: Ambiguous, but implied in the true ending.
** {{spoiler|[[Your Mileage May Vary]]. There are little to no romantic/sexual implications between Okabe and Mayuri whereas there are plenty of examples between Okabe and the other female characters, including Ruka}}.
**RomanceThat said, a possible romance arc between the two is explored in ''My Darling's Embrace'', inas whicha thepotential [[What Could relationshipHave atBeen|What leastCould feelsBe]] genuinescenario.
 
== 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}}
 
'''Voiced by:''' [[Tomokazu Seki]] (JP), Tyson Rinehart (EN)
 
Best known as "Daru", he is Okabe's best friend and a hacker. Okabe considers him to be his "favourite right arm", is a hardcore otaku and a massive pervert; if a girl says something that can be interpreted as a double entendre, he will ask them to repeat it in a specific manner. He is a huge fan of Faris. {{spoiler|He's Suzuha's father, but he isn't aware of this fact until she leaves}}. He is Lab Member 003.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Two big ones:
**Apathy towards a friend's suffering (eg. Okabe's non-reaction to Mayuri dying of a heart attack).
**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.
*[[Big, Thin, Short Trio]]: He is the big one to Okabe the Thin one, and to Mayuri the short one.
* {{spoiler|[[Future Badass]]: He leads the terrorist organization against SERN after Okabe dies in 2025, and manages to create another time machine (it's not complete like Kurisu's though), which he leaves for his daughter}}.
*[[Butt Monkey]]: Like Ruka, Daru is reduced to this in ''My Darling's Embrace'', as he is often on the receiving end of Kurisu's wrath, having his ideas rejected in a heartbeat, and generally being portrayed as a clumsy oaf more often.
*[[Cat Smile]]: a rare male example, as he is seen with one a few times in ''Steins;Gate 0''.
*[[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.''
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Everybody calls him "Daru".
* [[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.
*[[Love At First Sight]]: Whether it's in the main series or in spin-offs, Daru's first time meeting Yuki Amane is this.
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: He's Suzuha's}}.
* [[Megane]]
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name Is Not Hakka]]: "It's '''HACKER'''! The way you say it makes no sense!"
*[[Nice Guy]]: Despite his perverted nature, Daru is actually quite a friendly fellow who cares about his friends, and is generally very hard to anger.
* [[Nice Hat]]: he is almost never seen ''not'' wearing it.
*[[The Nicknamer]]: He's the only one besides Mayuri to call Okabe "Okarin", and the only one to consistently address the former as "Mayushii".
**In ''0,'' he loves to call Maho "Mini-Maho", mainly because he finds her short stature adorable.
*[[Out-of-Character is Serious Business|OOC is Serious Business]]: Usually one to fall for Faris' charm, Daru gives her the cold shoulder during Suzuha's route in ''My Darling's Embrace'' because he has serious matters to deal with (to him at least), reducing Faris to tears as a result.
* [[Otaku]]: 2-D girls are the only girls for him! Except when they aren't, of course. Prior to ''0'', Faris is the exception to this.
*[[Pervert|The Pervert]]: Oh very much so! It doesn't matter who is in his crosshairs, he'll crack a perverted joke or comment in their direction, including Ruka and even Suzuha.
*[[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''' his friend in the face, and delivering an awesome "It's Not Always About You!" type of speech.
* [[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}}
An 18-year-old [[Teen Genius]] killed in the initial timeline, only to reappear alive and well in another. She later becomes a lab member, and starts working along with Daru in the creation of new gadgets. {{spoiler|In the final chapters, Okabe has to save her from being stabbed to death by her father. She falls in love with Okabe, and kisses him after listening to his confession}}. To indulge her curiousity about the time machine, Okabe assigns her as Lab Member 004.
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* [[Abusive Parents]]/[[Parental Neglect]]: Kurisu's father keeps a distance from her, downright refusing to see her. {{spoiler|Justified in that he is Dr. Nakabachi}}.
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*[[Berserk Button]]: In one of the VN, 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.
**She also gets angry when someone eats her snacks, doubly so if her name is clearly written on it.
*[[Blue Eyes]]: Closer to violet, and they're pretty big, too. Okabe does comment on how beautiful her eyes are in the VN, making it one of the only times he has acknowledged some attraction to her.
*[[Broken Bird]]
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*[[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious]]: She is surprised when Okabe finally starts using her actual name. First time it happens, she almost gets teary-eyed from it. Clearly, she is genuinely touched by this gesture each time it occurs.
* {{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}}.
 
==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}}
 
'''Voiced by:''' [[Tomokazu Seki]] (JP), Tyson Rinehart (EN)
 
Best known as "Daru", he is Okabe's best friend and a hacker. Okabe considers him to be his "favourite right arm", and someone he can rely on. He is also a hardcore otaku and a massive pervert; if a girl says something that can be interpreted as a double entendre, he will ask them to repeat it in a specific manner. He is a huge fan of Faris. {{spoiler|He's Suzuha's father, but he isn't aware of this fact until she leaves}}.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Two big ones:
**Apathy towards a friend's suffering (eg. Okabe's non-reaction to Mayuri dying of a heart attack).
**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.
*[[Big, Thin, Short Trio]]: He is the big one to Okabe the Thin one, and to Mayuri the short one.
* {{spoiler|[[Future Badass]]: He leads the terrorist organization against SERN after Okabe dies in 2025, and manages to create another time machine (it's not complete like Kurisu's though), which he leaves for his daughter}}.
*[[Butt Monkey]]: Like Ruka, Daru is reduced to this in ''My Darling's Embrace'', as he is often on the receiving end of Kurisu's wrath, having his ideas rejected in a heartbeat, and generally being portrayed as a clumsy oaf more often.
*[[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.''
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Everybody calls him "Daru".
* [[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.
*[[Love At First Sight]]: Whether it's in the main series or in spin-offs, Daru's first time meeting Yuki Amane is this.
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: He's Suzuha's}}.
* [[Megane]]
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name Is Not Hakka]]: "It's '''HACKER'''! The way you say it makes no sense!"
*[[Nice Guy]]: Despite his perverted nature, Daru is actually quite a friendly fellow who cares about his friends, and is generally very hard to anger.
* [[Nice Hat]]: he is almost never seen ''not'' wearing it.
*[[The Nicknamer]]: He's the only one besides Mayuri to call Okabe "Okarin", and the only one to consistently address the former as "Mayushii".
**In ''0,'' he loves to call Maho "Mini-Maho".
*[[Out-of-Character is Serious Business|OOC is Serious Business]]: Usually one to fall for Faris' charm, Daru gives her the cold shoulder during Suzuha's route in ''My Darling's Embrace'' because he has serious matters to deal with (to him at least), reducing Faris to tears as a result.
* [[Otaku]]: 2-D girls are the only girls for him! Except when they aren't, of course. Prior to ''0'', Faris is the exception to this.
*[[Pervert|The Pervert]]: Oh very much so! It doesn't matter who is in his crosshairs, he'll crack a perverted joke or comment in their direction, including Ruka and even Suzuha.
*[[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''' his friend in the face, and delivering an awesome "It's Not Always About You!" type of speech.
* [[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.
 
==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}}
Mayuri's classmate, a [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|crossdressing boy]] who works at his family's shrine. {{spoiler|His family owns the IBN 5100 left by Suzu Hashida, but loses it in following timelines after he sends his D-Mail and becomes a girl. He is the second character that remembers things from other timelines}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[A-Cup Angst]]: Gets this when he turns into a girl but retains the same appearance}}.
*[[Ambiguously Gay]]: He is strongly implied to be attracted to Okabe on several occasions, even having his own route in ''My Darling's Embrace''. It is unknown if he has romantic interest in any of the girls.
* [[Bokukko]]
*[[Butt Monkey]]: poor Ruka is reduced to this role in the ''My Darling's Embrace'' spin-off. Whether he is over-emotional about old fables, lets his feelings towards Okabe slip and the others catch on, or he finds himself in Okabe's crosshairs of whatever scheme he comes up with, Ruka just cannot catch a break.
*[[Crossdresser]]: Often seen wearing outfits typically worn by girls, most likely due to his feminine appearance. As Okabe describes, he looks radiant in shrine vestments, but that's because his dad makes him wear them.
*[[Crotch Grab Sex Check]]: Is a victim of this twice; once after he becomes a girl after sending a D-mail (with Okabe getting clocked for it), and again in ''My Darling's Embrace'' after Okabe moves to a world line where the two are a couple. Strangely enough, in the latter instance, Ruka admits to being fine with the act, though he wished it happened privately.
* [[Cry Cute]]: Even cuter than Kurisu! Humorously, he gets super emotional when recounting an old fable surrounding Yanabayashi Shrine.
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: "But... he's a guy!"
*[[Extreme Doormat]]: Comes across as this sometimes, particularly when it comes to doing embarrassing stuff like cosplaying. He will only do such embarrassing things if Okabe either does it with him, or if other people suggest the latter does so.
* {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender]]}}: After sending his D-Mail, {{spoiler|he becomes a full-fledged female in the following timelines}}.
*[[Hair Decorations]]: He has a hair clip with a purple skull on it... "But... he's a guy!"
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Rukako", used by Okabe, probably because it sounds more manly.
*[[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.
*[[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 miko anyway, which doesn't help when it comes to being recognized as male.
*[[Oh Crap|Oh Crap!]]: Pretty much his reaction when Daru suggests hiring male maids to work at MayQueen, knowing the 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.
* {{spoiler|[[Pettanko]]: Keeps the same bust size even after changing gender}}.
* [[Purple Eyes]]
*[[Running Gag]]: No matter how pretty he may look, Ruka.... is a dude!
**Also messing up the password each time Okabe asks for it.
**[[Running Gagged]]: In the end of his route in ''MDE,'' he finally gets Okabe's sign off right, and Okabe himself gets it wrong while trying to correct him.
* [[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.
* {{spoiler|[[Transgender]]: Why she sends her D-Mail}}.
 
==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}}
A silent young woman who prefers to communicate through her cellphone. Seems to be searching the IBN 5100 as well. {{spoiler|She works for a man named FB, and will do anything he orders}}. She is designated Lab Member 005 when Okabe asks her to send the first D-mail.
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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.
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*[[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.
 
==Suzuha AmaneRuka Urushibara ==
[[File:113764_4425rukako_3830.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' [[YukariYuu TamuraKobayashi]] (JP), CheramiLindsay LeighSeidel (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}}
{{quote|''HEY YOU GUUUYYYYSSS!!! Sorry, that's how the kids are saying "What's up!" these days.''|Suzuha's introductory dialogue}}
 
A teen girl who works at Mr. Braun's shop. Likes to ride her bicycle and gets along very well with Nae, Mr. Braun's daughter. {{spoiler|She's actually a member of the future [[La Résistance]] against SERN, and has traveled to past to meet with her father Itaru, a creator of the time traveling machine. She then travels back to [[The Seventies]] and leaves the IBN 5100 in the Urushibara shrine}}.
Mayuri's classmate, a [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|crossdressing boy]] who works at his family's shrine. {{spoiler|His family owns the IBN 5100 left by Suzu Hashida, but loses it in following timelines after he sends his D-Mail and becomes a girl. He is the second character that remembers things from other timelines}}. He becomes Lab Member 006 after he asks Okabe if he can send a D-mail.
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* {{spoiler|[[A-Cup Angst]]: Gets this when he turns into a girl but retains the same appearance}}.
* [[Action Girl]]: Part of Okabe's reason for appointing her as "Part-Time Warrior" is because she more or less describes herself as the latter. However, calling herself a warrior might've given away a little too much about her true identity.
*[[Ambiguously Gay]]: He is strongly implied to be attracted to Okabe on several occasions, even having his own route in ''My Darling's Embrace''. It is unknown if he has romantic interest in any of the girls.
*[[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Kurisu's constant attempts to avoid appealing to her emotions pisses off Suzuha enough for the latter to dish one of these out.
* [[Bokukko]]
* [[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.
*[[Butt Monkey]]: poor Ruka is reduced to this role in the ''My Darling's Embrace'' spin-off. Whether he is over-emotional about old fables, lets his feelings towards Okabe slip and the others catch on, or he finds himself in Okabe's crosshairs of whatever scheme he comes up with, Ruka just cannot catch a break.
**Her cosplay outfit also shows off her mid-section quite well when she first attends ComiMa.
*[[Crossdresser]]: Often seen wearing outfits typically worn by girls, most likely due to his feminine appearance. As Okabe describes, he looks radiant in shrine vestments, but that's because his dad makes him wear them.
*[[Braids of Action]]/[[Tomboyish Sidetails]]: Always sports these. The only time we see her without them is in ''0'' when they come undone after {{Spoiler|a vicious fight with Kagari.}}
*[[Crotch Grab Sex Check]]: Is a victim of this twice; once after he becomes a girl after sending a D-mail (with Okabe getting clocked for it), and again in ''My Darling's Embrace'' after Okabe moves to a world line where the two are a couple. Strangely enough, in the latter instance, Ruka admits to being fine with the act, though he wished it happened privately.
*[[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.
* [[Cry Cute]]: Even cuter than Kurisu! Humorously, he gets super emotional when recounting an old fable surrounding Yanabayashi Shrine.
*[[Cat Smile]]: often has one in the VN's, like Mayuri and Faris. Fittingly enough, she takes a job at MayQueen in ''My Darling's Embrace'' if the player pursues Faris' route''.''
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: "But... he's a guy!"
*[[The Cutie]]: Not to the same extent as Mayuri or Faris, but she does have her moments of cuteness.
*[[Extreme Doormat]]: Comes across as this sometimes, particularly when it comes to doing embarrassing stuff like cosplaying. He will only do such embarrassing things if Okabe either does it with him, or if other people suggest the latter does so.
*[[Death Glare]]: Shoots one at Kurisu every time their eyes meet during the first half of the anime.
* {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender]]}}: After sending his D-Mail, {{spoiler|he becomes a full-fledged female in the following timelines}}.
*[[The Determinator]]
*[[Hair Decorations]]: He has a hair clip with a purple skull on it... "But... he's a guy!"
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]: In some timelines, her older self committed suicide after giving an apology letter to Mr. Braun directed to Okabe. In others, she passes away due to illness}}.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Rukako", used by Okabe, probably because it sounds more manly.
* [[Exposition Fairy]]: Her role in the second act is just to bring us, the viewer, up to speed on what's at stake in regards to the whole 1% divergence barrier. She is this in the few scenes in which she appears in the film, too.
*[[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.
*[[Eyes of Gold]]: just like Okarin, her eyes are yellow. They aren't related though.
*[[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.
*[[Fanservice]]: Her first time trying out cosplay has her wearing a cute, but also revealing outfit during her route in ''My Darling's Embrace.'' Then there's an ''extremely'' form fitting cat suit that Mayuri made for her and Faris in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram.''
* [[Miko]]: Despite being male, Luka seems to work as the shrine miko anyway, which doesn't help when it comes to being recognized as male.
*[[Foil]]: Her Alpha and Beta selves are this to each other; Alpha Suzuha is outgoing, curious, cheery, and energetic. Beta Suzuha is more serious, focused, and stubborn.
*[[Oh Crap|Oh Crap!]]: Pretty much his reaction when Daru suggests hiring male maids to work at MayQueen, knowing the he was referring to him.
**Also to her Omega self, who is more carefree, emotional, and kind of bratty.
**Later in that story, he has a similar reaction when Daru and Faris cast him in the lead role for the group's PV.
*[[Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling]]: Along with Moeka when the Lab Mems work at MayQueen in ''My Darling's Embrace''. Suzuha plays the Responsible Sister, while Moeka is the Clumsy Sister.
*[[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.
*[[Full-Name Basis]]: In Japanese, she addresses her peers by their full names for reasons unknown.
* {{spoiler|1=[[Gender FlipPettanko]]/[[Samus: IsKeeps athe Girl]]:same bust size Sheeven isafter Johnchanging Titorgender}}.
* [[Purple Eyes]]
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Rintaro calls her "Part-Time Warrior".
*[[Running Gag]]: No matter how pretty he may look, Ruka.... is a dude!
* {{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}}.
**Also messing up the password each time Okabe asks for it.
*[[Male Gaze]]: In both ''Steins;Gate'' and ''Steins;Gate 0'', Suzuha is subjected to quite a few booty shots.
**[[Running Gagged]]: In the end of his route in ''MDE,'' he finally gets Okabe's sign off right, and Okabe himself gets it wrong while trying to correct him.
* [[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}}.
* [[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.
*[[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.
* [[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.
*{{spoiler|[[Ret-Gone]]}}
*[[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.
*[[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.
* {{spoiler|[[Transgender]]: Why she sends her D-Mail}}.
*[[Shout-Out]]: The very first thing she says is a reference to a certain scene in ''[[The Goonies]]''.
* [[Slacker]]: Much to Mr. Braun's annoyance, Suzuha tends to slack off from her work.
*[[Talking to Herself]]: In ''Linear Bounded Phenogram,'' she seeks advice and comfort from her alternate 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.
* [[Totally Radical]]: Suzuha often speaks like this. Hell, first thing she says (in Japanese) is "Oha!!", a greeting that was considered to be dated by the 2000's. Another allusion to her true past, maybe?
*[[Tragic Keepsake]]: She keeps a badge that her dad gave her; the only thing she has that reminds her of him.
* [[Walking Spoiler]]: It isn't easy talking about her without spoiling major lore and plot details. This applies to ''Steins;Gate 0'' as well, in which her Beta self is treated as a separate character.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Is visibly weirded out by Okabe's bizarre attempts to speak jive/gratuitous English.
{{Quote|'''Suzuha:'''''I can't believe you said "Word to your Mother" to this guy, you freak!''}}{{break}}
 
==Faris NyanNyan/{{spoiler|Rumiho Akiha}} ==
[[File:113750_7317.jpg|frame|'''Voiced by:''' Halko Momoi (JP), Jad Saxton (EN)]]
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Mayuri's coworker at the May Queen Cafe and the owner. She is also a skilled RaiNet player. {{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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* [[Ambiguously Bi]]: An attraction to Okabe is implied due to her back and forth antics with his, and giving him a cuddle every now and then. That said, she does occasionally flirt with the other girls, even getting a little...playful with Moeka at one point''.''
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**"Hearing Inferno" (enhanced hearing)
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: "Faris" is apparently the official spelling, but "Feiris" and "Feyris" also see heavy use. Mayuri even calls her "Feris-chan" in Japanese.
*[[Suspiciously Similar Outfit]]: Both she and Suzuha wear identical form-fitting cat suits in her episode - "Superhero Chat Noir" - that bear a striking resemblance to an alternate costume a certain gravity shifting super heroine can wear in another [[Gravity Rush|video game]].
*[[Teens Are Short]]: Even at 17 years old, Faris is tiny, only measuring 4' 7<nowiki>''</nowiki> in height; to give you perspective, the top of her head doesn't even reach Okabe's shoulders (and he isn't even 6 foot).
*[[Third-Person Person]]: Like Mayuri, Faris frequently talks in the third person.
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* [[Verbal Tic]]: She even ends her sentences with "-nya". In English, it's "meow" instead.
 
== 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 introductory dialogue}}
A teen girl who works at Mr. Braun's shop. Likes to ride her bicycle and gets along very well with Nae, Mr. Braun's daughter. {{spoiler|She's actually a member of the future [[La Résistance]] against SERN, and has traveled to past to meet with her father Itaru, a creator of the time traveling machine. She then travels back to [[The Seventies]] and leaves the IBN 5100 in the Urushibara shrine}}. After spending some time bonding with Okabe, she becomes Lab Member 008.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Part of Okabe's reason for appointing her as "Part-Time Warrior" is because she more or less describes herself as the latter. However, calling herself a warrior might've given away a little too much about her true identity.
*[[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Kurisu's constant attempts to avoid appealing to her emotions pisses off Suzuha enough for the latter to dish one of these out.
* [[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. The only time we see her without them is in ''0'' when they come undone after {{Spoiler|a vicious fight with Kagari.}}
*[[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.
*[[Cat Smile]]: often has one in the VN's, like Mayuri and Faris. Fittingly enough, she takes a job at MayQueen in ''My Darling's Embrace'' if the player pursues Faris' route''.''
*[[The Cutie]]: Not to the same extent as Mayuri or Faris, but she does have her moments of cuteness.
*[[Death Glare]]: Shoots one at Kurisu every time their eyes meet during the first half of the anime.
*[[The Determinator]]
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]: In some timelines, her older self committed suicide after giving an apology letter to Mr. Braun directed to Okabe. In others, she passes away due to illness}}.
* [[Exposition Fairy]]: Her role in the second act is just to bring us, the viewer, up to speed on what's at stake in regards to the whole 1% divergence barrier. She is this in the few scenes in which she appears in the film, too.
*[[Eyes of Gold]]: just like Okarin, her eyes are yellow. They aren't related though.
*[[Fanservice]]: Her first time trying out cosplay has her wearing a cute, but also revealing outfit during her route in ''My Darling's Embrace.'' Then there's an ''extremely'' form fitting cat suit that Mayuri made for her and Faris in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram.''
*[[Foil]]: Her Alpha and Beta selves are this to each other; Alpha Suzuha is outgoing, curious, cheery, and energetic. Beta Suzuha is more serious, focused, and stubborn.
**Also to her Omega self, who is more carefree, emotional, and kind of bratty.
*[[Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling]]: Along with Moeka when the Lab Mems work at MayQueen in ''My Darling's Embrace''. Suzuha plays the Responsible Sister, while Moeka is the Clumsy Sister.
*[[Full-Name Basis]]: In Japanese, she addresses her peers by their full names for reasons unknown.
* {{spoiler|1=[[Gender Flip]]/[[Samus Is a Girl]]: She is John Titor}}.
* [[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}}.
*[[Male Gaze]]: In both ''Steins;Gate'' and ''Steins;Gate 0'', Suzuha is subjected to quite a few booty shots. See the cat suit in Fairs' episode in ''Linear Bounded Phenogram.''
* [[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.
*{{spoiler|[[Ret-Gone]]}}
*[[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]]''.
* [[Slacker]]: Much to Mr. Braun's annoyance, Suzuha tends to slack off from her work.
*[[Talking to Herself]]: In ''Linear Bounded Phenogram,'' she seeks advice and comfort from her alternate 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.
* [[Totally Radical]]: Suzuha often speaks like this. Hell, first thing she says (in Japanese) is "Oha!!", a greeting that was considered to be dated by the 2000's. Another allusion to her true past, maybe?
*[[Tragic Keepsake]]: She keeps a badge that her dad gave her; the only thing she has that reminds her of him.
* [[Walking Spoiler]]: It isn't easy talking about her without spoiling major lore and plot details. This applies to ''Steins;Gate 0'' as well, in which her Beta self is treated as a separate character.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Is visibly weirded out by Okabe's bizarre attempts to speak jive/gratuitous English.
{{Quote|'''Suzuha:'''''I can't believe you said "Word to your Mother" to this guy, you freak!''}}
==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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*[[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Downplayed on the "nasty" part, but she plays one when "Sgt. Clean" comes out to play!
*[[Girlish Pigtails]]: Her most distinguishing feature, even when she's an adult.
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*[[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Specifically, don't call her dad "Mr. Braun". In ''My Darling's Embrace'', she is not "Sister Braun".
*[[Literal-Minded]]: She asks Suzuha how one would wash their brain when the latter suspects that Okabe was brainwashed.
*[[The Nicknamer]]: After Daru makes a perverted comment towards her in ''Steins;Gate 0's'' 10th episode, she starts calling him "Mr. Smiley Bear" any time she sees him.
*{{spoiler|[[Revenge Before Reason]]}}
*[[She's All Grown Up]]: She is 11 years old during the events of ''Steins;Gate;'' she's 20 when she appears in ''Robotics;Notes.''