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== Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (Wild Tiger) ==

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* [[Color Coded Secret Identity]]

* [[Comes Great Responsibility]]: Adheres to this ideal, which is why he [[I Am Not Left-Handed|didn't use his powers in his fight against Antonio when they first met]].

'''Kotetsu:''' "Because I only want to use my powers to save people." }}

* [[Cool Loser]]: He has a [[Powered Armor|super-cool robot suit]], [[Hour of Power|an ability beyond the ken of mortal men]], not bad on the eyes, and [[The Messiah|saves people on a regular basis]]... [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|but children, Barnaby and his sponsors show him no respect]].

*** {{spoiler|And by the end of the series, it climbs down to a minute.}}

* [[Humble Hero]]: Very much so; in particular this stands out strongly among his fellow heroes.

* [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]: In their high school days Kotetsu fought Antonio to a standstill without using his powers. It's not until Tomoe was in danger when he activated it. Needless to say, Antonio was rather shocked.

* [[I Didn't Tell You Because You'd Be Unhappy]]: The reason why he [[Cannot Spit It Out]]

** The manga oneshot shows that he actively encourages his reputation as an incompetent fool on occasion (i.e., telling everyone he was late to work because of a hangover when he was actually rushing a woman to the hospital). [[Word of God]] says he does it keep people from bothering with him (and thus not worry about him).

* [[Oblivious to Love]]: ''Completely'' -- at least when it comes to Karina.

* Karina runs off, blushing to the roots of her hair*<br />

'''Kotetsu:''' "...What's up with her?" }}

* [[Waistcoat of Style]]

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy|"Well Done, Partner" Guy]]: In the latter half of the series he becomes this in Barnaby's eyes.

** Interestingly, he's both the "Father" in the straight example to Barnaby and the "Son" example to his own daughter in an inversion - one of his main wishes is that his daughter thinks he is cool. {{spoiler|She eventually does.}}

* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: Superheroing really does take its toll on his relationship with his daughter.

== Barnaby Brooks, Jr. ==

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** [[I Work Alone]]: For the first 8 episodes he steadfastly stands by this, but towards the end of the series...

* [[Animal Motif]]: According to Kotetsu, he's a "[[Everythings Better With Bunnies|bunny]]"; but his lack of typical 'bunny-like' behaviour is hilariously lampshaded in episode 3 following their {{spoiler|successfully dealing with the bomb.}}

'''Kotetsu:''' For a rabbit, you're not very cute. }}

* [[Animation Anatomy Aging]]: The [http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1797/barnabyageprogression.png official artwork] shows that he's followed a fairly standard style of age progression so far. (Pictured at ages four, ten, fifteen, and twenty-four)

* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: By series end he stays on as a hero simply because he wants to continue being Kotetsu's partner.

* [[Good Is Old-Fashioned|Being Selfless Is Old-Fashioned]]: Sports this attitude quite a bit earlier on in the series. Like in [[Wire Dilemma|episode 3]];

'''Barnaby:''' As always, you're so old-fashioned. }}

* [[Beneath the Mask]]: Actually has ''two'' masks; [[The Charmer|The Charming]] [[The Ace|ace]] facade he exposes to the general public and the [[Jerkass]] [[Ice King]] that the other heroes see -- both of which conceal his [[Broken Bird]] / [[Broken Ace]] tendencies.

** [[Hidden Depths]]: Most people tend to dislike him at first -- a Glory Hounding, Jerkass Ice King and in-universe Chick Magnet who exists simply to upstage, annoy and insult Kotetsu...that's his role, right? But then we find out that he's not a Glory Hound, the Jerkassery [[Beneath the Mask|is simply a facade to hide]] his [[Troubled but Cute|true personality]]; he's a more a Broken Ace than an actual Ace, is definitely not in the superhero scene for the women, and is actually an Ice ''and'' Sugar King who eventually begins Defrosting in earnest.

* [[The Charmer]]: Has no issues with the fangirls he attracts.

'''Barnaby:''' Not really. It's part of our job. }}

* [[Celibate Hero]]: He might be The Charmer in public, but there are no women in his private life.

* [[Fatal Flaw]]: His single-minded obsession with revenge has completely isolated him from the world, ridding him of the friendly, cheerful personality he had as a child and constantly hindering his usually calm and calculative behaviour.

** Actually lampshaded in episode 22;

* [[Five Stages of Grief]]: Seems to be going through a combination of stages 2 & 4, with stage 4 being far more prominent. He never quite gets to stage 5, despite wavering towards it every now and again.

* [[Flashback Nightmare]] / [[Recurring Dreams]]

* [[No Sympathy]]: Can be rather insensitive at times, mostly because of the unique form of [[No Social Skills|lacking social skills]] that he possesses.

* [[Not Bad]]: His reaction to Kotetsu's {{spoiler|locating the bomb}} in episode 3, to the latter's annoyance and indignation.

'''Kotetsu:''' What's with the condescending tone!? }}

* [[Not Quite Flight]]

* [[Say My Name]]: '''"KOTETSUUUU!!!"''' (Episode 24)

* [[School Idol]]: According to episode 8, he was one during his days at Hero Academy.

'''Barnaby:''' You're embarrassing me. }}

* [[Secret Public Identity]]

== Karina Lyle (Blue Rose) ==

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* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Is unable to confess her feelings for Kotetsu.

* [[Catch Phrase]]/[[In the Name of the Moon]]: Has one as part of her hero persona. She finds it embarrassing.

* [[Color Character]]

* [[Combat Stilettos]]: Part of her ensemble, and Episode 4 highlights how impractical they are.

* [[Romancing the Widow|Romancing The Widower]]: The latter half of episode 25 shows that she's decided to do this despite her initial qualms. She even provided the new picture for the main trope page!

* [[Romanticized Abuse|Romanticized Abuser]]: Deconstructed -- despite this being one of her marketing points, poor Karina's a little unnerved when she reads some fan comments in the Drama CD that see her as this:

* [[Sliding Scale of Beauty]]: A World-Class level, again. She has a huge amount of fans in-series.

* [[Smitten Teenage Girl]]: Has a very obvious crush on Kotetsu. So much so [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death|she's horrified]] [[Played for Laughs|upon hearing he was married and has a daughter.]] But episode 25 proves that she has fully recovered from this initial little setback and is intent on making Kotetsu fall for her.

* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Blue Rose, as it turns out, doesn't know how to share the spotlight.

'''Tiger:''' "...What she said." }}

* [[Stripperiffic]]: Another reason why she dislikes frontline superheroing -- costumes designed to maximize sex appeal aren't all that great for withstanding bullets.

* [[Triple Shifter]]: High school student, superhero, ''and'' part-time lounge singer.

* [[Tsundere]]: Towards Kotetsu.

'''Blue Rose:''' What?! Of course not! [''kicks him roughly in the Achilles tendon with the heel of her boot, shoves him off-stage and whispers to herself''] Who do you think I'm doing all this for? }}

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: In costume.

== Antonio Lopez (Rock Bison) ==

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== Pao-Lin Huang (Dragon Kid) ==

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* [[Chinese Girl]]: She doesn't have an accent, but her hero costume is all about this.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]:

'''Dragon Kid:''' "It's because I'm a [[Tomboy]], isn't it?" }}

* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs]]: Which is why [[Tomboy|she doesn't wear them]]. {{spoiler|At least not until she looks up the flower language for the one her parents gave her, and realizes it means [[You Are Not Alone|"thinking about you always"]]..}}

== Keith Goodman (Sky High) ==

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* [[Superhero Sobriquets]]: The Wind Wizard (in the first episode he's also called The Wind Master).

* [[Virginity Makes You Stupid]]: Turns out he's a regular visitor of a [[Host Club]] -- [[Comically Missing the Point|because he thinks it's just a regular cafe]].

* [[Workaholic]]: He does patrolling all night even when there's no crime to speak off. No wonder he has so many points.

 

== Nathan Seymore (Fire Emblem) ==

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* [[Badass Gay]]

* [[Berserk Button]]

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: An ''incredibly'' flamboyant superhero who also works as a (presumably rather successful) corporate CEO.

* [[Camp Gay]]

== Ivan Karelin (Origami Cyclone) ==

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== Mr Legend ==

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Sternbild's first and most famous superhero. He was the one who inspired Kotetsu to accept his powers and use them to fight for justice as Wild Tiger.

== Lunatic ==

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A mysterious NEXT who manipulates blue flames. Since he has a peculiar idea of justice, making killers atone for their deeds with their lives, he is not compatible with the other heroes. {{spoiler|His secret identity is Yuri Petrov, a Sternbild judge ''and'' son of Mr. Legend.}}

== Dr. Rotwang ==

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A robotics engineer and former colleague of Barnaby's parents. {{spoiler|Created Cis and later joins up with Maverick to further his research. He is responsible for the black suited fake Wild Tiger, H-01.}}

=== Kriem ===

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A NEXT user who labels herself as a part of Ouroboros, she has taken Sternbild City hostage, and has demanded that Jake, who is imprisoned at Abbas Penitentiary, be released.

=== Jake Martinez ===

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A NEXT currently serving 250 years at the Abbas Penitentiary for a string of very intense deaths.

=== Hans Chuckman ===

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A member of Ouroboros who assists Kriem in her plan to get Jake released from prison. {{spoiler|He's taken captive in the process and eventually killed by Jake as punishment for his failure}}.

 

=== Benoit Depardieu ===

 

A serial killer who appears in episode 16. He's been stated to sexually assault and murder women for pleasure.

== Agnes Joubert ==

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The producer for Hero TV. Her top priority is to increase the show's ratings and please her boss and the sponsors, regardless of its impact on the heroes' work.

== Cain Morris ==

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The director of Hero TV. More often than not, he tries to act as Agnes' moral compass by questioning some of her orders, but his concerns usually fall on deaf ears.

== Mary Rose ==

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The switcher for Hero TV.

== Albert Maverick ==

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President and CEO of Apollon Media, the company responsible for HeroTV and sponsor company for Wild Tiger and Barnaby. He was a longtime associate of the Brooks family, and took Barnaby in after his parents were murdered.

== Alexander Lloyds ==

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Albert's subordinate on Apollon Media that relays the company's orders to Kotetsu. Shown to be very business-oriented, the only thing he cares about is getting the most out of his employees, whether they like it or not.

== Ben Jackson ==

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Director of TopMag's Hero Division and Wild Tiger's old boss, before the division was closed and Tiger was handed over to Apollon Media.

== Doc Saito ==

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An engineer working for Apollon Media. He is in charge of developing the suits for the company's superheroes. He speaks with a voice that is barely audible.

== Kaede Kaburagi ==

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Kotetsu's 10-year-old daughter. She lives with her grandmother and does not know about her father's secret identity.

== Anju Kaburagi ==

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Kotetsu's mother. She has been raising her granddaughter Kaede in his absence. Is aware of her son's job as a hero.

== Muramasa Kaburagi ==

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Kotetsu's brother. He lives in the same town as his mother and niece and owns a liquor store. Is aware of his brother's job as a hero.

== Yuri Petrov ==

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Sternbild City’s Administration of Justice’s judge as well as the TV hero’s curator. He takes into account the actual situations of all of the various matters and state of affairs of the damages caused to goods during Hero TV. Therefore, he fairly judges indemnities and other such judicial decisions. {{spoiler|He's also the criminal-killing NEXT, Lunatic.}}

== Tomoe Amamiya/Kaburagi ==

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A young lady whom Kotetsu befriended and eventually married some years ago. She died of an illness five years ago, hence why Kaede stays with her grandmother instead of her.

* [[Tall Dark and Bishojo]]

* [[Tsundere]]: To Kotetsu, again.

'''Tomoe:''' [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|I-it's not like it matters or anything!]] }}

* [[Zipping Up the Bodybag]]: The blanket over the head variant.

== Cis ==

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A mysterious young woman whom Sky High meets and falls in love with in episode 15.

== Samantha Taylor ==

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A former housekeeper of the Brooks family who Barnaby is still friendly with. She sends him a cake on his birthday every year. {{spoiler|She eventually finds proof that suggests Maverick tampered with Barnaby's memories. After Maverick finds this out he has her captured and murders her, while framing Kotetsu for it}}.