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== BABEL ==


Characters from ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:
== Minamoto Koichi ==

== BABEL ==
=== Minamoto Koichi ===
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Above the Influence]]: Despite the persistent efforts of The Children (and Kyosuke, and Fujiko, and the entire free world...).
* [[Above the Influence]]: Despite the persistent efforts of The Children (and Kyosuke, and Fujiko, and the entire free world...).
* [[Badass Normal]]: subverted in the pilot chapter where he's (although completely oblivious of it) a level 7 anti anti ESP-er [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v01/c001.4/ link]... which still makes him a normal guy... but in the serialized manga (and anime) he is just a [[Muggles|Normal]].
* [[Badass Normal]]: subverted in the pilot chapter where he's (although completely oblivious of it) a level 7 anti anti ESP-er [https://web.archive.org/web/20100106031144/http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v01/c001.4/ link]... which still makes him a normal guy... but in the serialized manga (and anime) he is just a [[Muggles|Normal]].
* [[Batman Gambit]]: His most common means of surviving in a world filled with [[Person of Mass Destruction|people of mass destruction]]
* [[Batman Gambit]]: His most common means of surviving in a world filled with [[Person of Mass Destruction|people of mass destruction]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
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* [[Tsundere]]: Type B, and completely understandable in his situation.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type B, and completely understandable in his situation.
* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]: To Kaoru, though the usual gender roles are reversed.
* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]: To Kaoru, though the usual gender roles are reversed.
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: [[Zig Zagging Trope|Zigzagged.]] He's [[Defied Trope|not]] trying to do this, but [[Inverted Trope|the kids want him to,]] not that they want him to [[Jail Bait Wait|wait that long]]. Everyone else [[Lampshade Hanging|thinks he's trying to,]] Fujiko [[Shipper On Deck|wants him to]], and {{spoiler|[[Double Subversion|in the future, one way or another he'll end up with Kaoru]]}}.
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: [[Zig-Zagging Trope|Zigzagged.]] He's [[Defied Trope|not]] trying to do this, but [[Inverted Trope|the kids want him to,]] not that they want him to [[The Jailbait Wait|wait that long]]. Everyone else [[Lampshade Hanging|thinks he's trying to]], Fujiko [[Shipper on Deck|wants him to]], and {{spoiler|[[Double Subversion|in the future, one way or another he'll end up with Kaoru]]}}.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: According to Sakaki, he'll "make a good bride."
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: According to Sakaki, he'll "make a good bride."
* [[Yuuichi Nakamura]]
* [[Yuuichi Nakamura]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}}


== Kaoru Akashi ==
=== Kaoru Akashi ===
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Anything That Moves]]: Kaoru ''loves'' the ladies, but that doesn't prevent her from hitting on several males.
* [[Anything That Moves]]: Kaoru ''loves'' the ladies, but that doesn't prevent her from hitting on several males.
* [[Aya Hirano]]
* [[Aya Hirano]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: Do not hurt her friends. Ever.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Do not hurt her friends. Ever.
** That goes double for the one she loves. Hurt Minamoto, suffer horribly.
** That goes double for the one she loves. Hurt Minamoto, suffer horribly.
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* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Tomboy that she is, she gets this a fair bit. Usually from girls she's ''not'' [[Lovable Sex Maniac|chasing after]], though.
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Tomboy that she is, she gets this a fair bit. Usually from girls she's ''not'' [[Lovable Sex Maniac|chasing after]], though.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Averted. Despite some horrific treatment at [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|Suma's]] hands, a [[Fantastic Racism|prejudice]], as well as a childhood of being feared by her family, Kaoru is a kind hearted [[The Messiah|person]]. Even as a [[Future Me Scares Me|villain]], her stated goal is protecting ESPers rather than hatred of the human race. Still, it's lucky she met Minamoto when she did.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Averted. Despite some horrific treatment at [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|Suma's]] hands, a [[Fantastic Racism|prejudice]], as well as a childhood of being feared by her family, Kaoru is a kind hearted [[The Messiah|person]]. Even as a [[Future Me Scares Me|villain]], her stated goal is protecting ESPers rather than hatred of the human race. Still, it's lucky she met Minamoto when she did.
* {{spoiler|[[Future Badass]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Future Badass]]}}
* [[Likes Older Women]]
* [[Likes Older Women]]
* {{spoiler|[[Living MacGuffin]]: Kaoru's the prize for BABEL and PANDRA. Whether the prophecy is fulfilled is up to her, so both sides work very hard to win her heart and mind.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Living MacGuffin]]: Kaoru's the prize for BABEL and PANDRA. Whether the prophecy is fulfilled is up to her, so both sides work very hard to win her heart and mind.}}
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* [[Tsundere]]: Child Kaoru is Type A, Adult Kaoru is Type B.
* [[Tsundere]]: Child Kaoru is Type A, Adult Kaoru is Type B.


== Aoi Nogami ==
=== Aoi Nogami ===
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* [[A Cup Angst]]: [[Played for Laughs]]. She once pulled buttons off her school uniform when the other girls' uniforms popped open due to their "development."
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: [[Played for Laughs]]. She once pulled buttons off her school uniform when the other girls' uniforms popped open due to their "development."
* [[Covert Pervert]]: She may ''claim'' to be sweet and pure, but she's also the one who got the idea of having Kaoru "train" Naomi by tearing off her clothes.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: She may ''claim'' to be sweet and pure, but she's also the one who got the idea of having Kaoru "train" Naomi by tearing off her clothes.
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Subverted a couple times. She gets a better test result than Kaoru or Shiho by studying hard and not goofing off.
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Subverted a couple times. She gets a better test result than Kaoru or Shiho by studying hard and not goofing off.
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* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]


== Shiho Sannomiya ==
=== Shiho Sannomiya ===
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* [[Blessed With Suck]]: As a psychometer, she can read people's darkest secrets and feelings, leading her to have a very cynical view of people and also leading many people to being afraid of touching her.
'''A description of the character goes here.'''
* [[Broken Bird]]: Shiho mentions in one of her arcs that she learned very early on what kind of a world she lives in. Later, for laughs, she frequently [[Lampshades]] that she's a "dark" character.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: As a psychometer, she can read people's darkest secrets and feelings, leading her to have a very cynical view of people and also leading many people to being afraid of touching her.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Shiho mentions in one of her arcs that she learned very early on what kind of a world she lives in. Later, for laughs, she frequently [[lampshade]]s that she's a "dark" character.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: Knows quite a bit about what goes on behind closed doors, and is not afraid to make [[Wise Beyond Her Years|completely age-inappropriate]] comments from time to time.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: Knows quite a bit about what goes on behind closed doors, and is not afraid to make [[Wise Beyond Her Years|completely age-inappropriate]] comments from time to time.
* [[Creepy Child]]: As with [[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Osaka]], this aspect of her personality is often played for laughs...except when it isn't.
* [[Creepy Child]]: As with [[Azumanga Daioh|Osaka]], this aspect of her personality is often played for laughs...except when it isn't.
* [[The Empath]]
* [[The Empath]]
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Before the timeskip, Shiho uses a [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v04/c031/5.html two shot derringer.] [[Blatant Lies|It is a kid's version.]]
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Before the timeskip, Shiho uses a [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v04/c031/5.html two shot derringer.] [[Blatant Lies|It is a kid's version.]]
* [[Girl With Psycho Weapon]]: Shiho ''really loves'' that taser of hers...
* [[Girl with Psycho Weapon]]: Shiho ''really loves'' that taser of hers...
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: One manifestation of her psychometry.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: One manifestation of her psychometry.
* [[Mind Over Manners]]: Averted. Shiho is ''not'' above using her powers to jerk Minamoto's chain, or even lie about what she sees in his mind to get him in trouble [[For the Evulz|for the lulz]].
* [[Mind Over Manners]]: Averted. Shiho is ''not'' above using her powers to jerk Minamoto's chain, or even lie about what she sees in his mind to get him in trouble [[For the Evulz|for the lulz]].
* [[Precocious Crush]]: Like the other girls, she's crushing on Minamoto. She mostly expresses it by messing with his head and getting him in trouble.
* [[Precocious Crush]]: Like the other girls, she's crushing on Minamoto. She mostly expresses it by messing with his head and getting him in trouble.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Very mildly, [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing To Read|all things considered]]. IF she doesn't want to deal with you, she'll smile, listen politely, and ignore you until you go away.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Very mildly, [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read|all things considered]]. IF she doesn't want to deal with you, she'll smile, listen politely, and ignore you until you go away.


== Taizo Kiritsubo ==
The leader of BABEL in terms of most day to day matters.


=== Taizo Kiritsubo ===
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The leader of BABEL in terms of most day to day matters.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
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* [[Uncle Pennybags]]: If [[Papa Wolf|Minamoto]] is the main [[Parental Substitute|parent figure]] to The Children, then Chief Kiritsubo is the over indulgent [[Honorary Uncle]].
* [[Uncle Pennybags]]: If [[Papa Wolf|Minamoto]] is the main [[Parental Substitute|parent figure]] to The Children, then Chief Kiritsubo is the over indulgent [[Honorary Uncle]].


== Shuuji Sakaki ==
=== Shuuji Sakaki ===
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BABEL's chief physician and Minamoto's close friend.
BABEL's chief physician and Minamoto's close friend.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Adult Child]]: Not nearly as bad as some... but in BABEL that's damning with faint praise.
* [[Adult Child]]: Not nearly as bad as some... but in BABEL that's damning with faint praise.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Attempts to be this to Tim Toy and Bullet.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Attempts to be this to Tim Toy and Bullet.
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* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Shiho.
* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Shiho.


== Naomi Umegae ==
=== Naomi Umegae ===
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Another ESPer on BABEL's payroll who occasionally assists the children in the field.
Another ESPer on BABEL's payroll who occasionally assists the children in the field.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: We don't see her in any relationships on-screen, but she isn't interested in Tanizaki (though not many girls ''would'' be) and she's the heroine in the ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru (Light Novel)|Marimite]]'' parody episode. [[Les Yay|Easy to come to conclusions.]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: We don't see her in any relationships on-screen, but she isn't interested in Tanizaki (though not many girls ''would'' be) and she's the heroine in the ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru|Marimite]]'' parody episode. [[Les Yay|Easy to come to conclusions.]]
* [[Catholic School Girls Rule]]
* [[Catholic School Girls Rule]]
* [[Hero of Another Story]]
* [[Hero of Another Story]]
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* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Tanizaki's pet project is to turn her into one. And mostly succeeds: Naomi is simply a very calm, kind young woman who is far too strong willed to put up with her supervisor's crap.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Tanizaki's pet project is to turn her into one. And mostly succeeds: Naomi is simply a very calm, kind young woman who is far too strong willed to put up with her supervisor's crap.


== Ichiro Tanizaki ==
=== Ichiro Tanizaki ===
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Naomi's supervisor, and would be suitor
Naomi's supervisor, and would be suitor
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: He sexually harasses a woman who can juggle trucks with her mind, so he's really got it coming.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: He sexually harasses a woman who can juggle trucks with her mind, so he's really got it coming.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: His behavior towards Naomi was originally portrayed as more [[Squick|Squicky]] than funny.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: His behavior towards Naomi was originally portrayed as more [[Squick|Squicky]] than funny.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: In the anime.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: In the anime.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: He's placed in the [[Love Interest]] slot for Naomi (by his design) and is the most important person in her life, but he is ''never'' getting a chance at her.
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: He's placed in the [[Love Interest]] slot for Naomi (by his design) and is the most important person in her life, but he is ''never'' getting a chance at her.
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* [[Rule of Funny]]: Why he's funny and not [[Squick|squicky]].
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Why he's funny and not [[Squick|squicky]].
* [[Shower of Angst]]: Played for laughs.
* [[Shower of Angst]]: Played for laughs.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: Unlike Minamoto he is ''trying'' to invoke this trope, but it's backfiring badly. And by badly, we mean hilariously.
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: Unlike Minamoto he is ''trying'' to invoke this trope, but it's backfiring badly. And by badly, we mean hilariously.


== Bullet ==
=== Bullet ===
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An Esper brainwashed by Black Phantom
An Esper brainwashed by Black Phantom
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bad Future]]: It looks like he's in for this. In a recent chapter, Feather shows Minamoto a vision of the future. In said vision, Bullet dies (or at least is critically wounded) after getting in the way of a trap set up for Aoi.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bad Future]]: It looks like he's in for this. In a recent chapter, Feather shows Minamoto a vision of the future. In said vision, Bullet dies (or at least is critically wounded) after getting in the way of a trap set up for Aoi.}}
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
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* [[Otaku]]
* [[Otaku]]


== Tim Toy ==
=== Tim Toy ===
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Another of Black Phantom's victims who finds himself on Babel's pay roll.
Another of Black Phantom's victims who finds himself on Babel's payroll.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Enfant Terrible]]: Prior to being freed of Black Phantom's control.
* [[Enfant Terrible]]: Prior to being freed of Black Phantom's control.
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* [[Properly Paranoid]]: When he's dealing with [[Master of Disguise|Kyosuke]] he verifies the identities of the people he's dealing using retina scans and finger prints.
* [[Properly Paranoid]]: When he's dealing with [[Master of Disguise|Kyosuke]] he verifies the identities of the people he's dealing using retina scans and finger prints.


== Fujiko Tsubomi ==
=== Fujiko Tsubomi ===
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The official head of BABEL. An esper from the earlier generation.
The official head of BABEL. An esper from the earlier generation.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Anything That Moves]]
* [[Anything That Moves]]
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** [[Vain Sorceress]]: It's her powers at work.
** [[Vain Sorceress]]: It's her powers at work.
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: She's nearly a match for Kyosuke in power.
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: She's nearly a match for Kyosuke in power.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Minamoto/The Children [[OT 3|OT4]].
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Minamoto/The Children [[OT3|OT4]].
* [[Sealed Good in A Can]]: Takes a nap after founding BABEL, and only wakes up in the second season.
* [[Sealed Good in a Can]]: Takes a nap after founding BABEL, and only wakes up in the second season.
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]
* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: When she was younger, she [[Defied Trope|defied this trope by joining the ESPer special unit]].
* [[Stay in the Kitchen]]: When she was younger, she [[Defied Trope|defied this trope by joining the ESPer special unit]].
* [[Third Person Person]]: When she thinks she's being cute.
* [[Third Person Person]]: When she thinks she's being cute.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type A as a teenager.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type A as a teenager.
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* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]
* [[Yukana]]
* [[Yukana]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}}



== PANDRA ==
== PANDRA ==

== PANDRA ==
A group of rogue Espers dedicated to securing ESPer supremacy, often through violent means.
A group of rogue Espers dedicated to securing ESPer supremacy, often through violent means.


== Kyosuke Hyobu ==
=== Kyosuke Hyobu ===
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abusive Parent]]: {{spoiler|Minor case. His father shouted at him and forced to repress his powers. But it's implied he may have even beaten him for using them.}}
* [[Abusive Parent]]: {{spoiler|Minor case. His father shouted at him and forced to repress his powers. But it's implied he may have even beaten him for using them.}}
* [[Adult Child]]: Kyosuke is defective in basic organizational and living skills.
* [[Adult Child]]: Kyosuke is defective in basic organizational and living skills.
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* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]
* [[Reality Warper]]: Between his highly-refined telekinesis and hypnosis, Kyosuke can do just about anything.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Between his highly-refined telekinesis and hypnosis, Kyosuke can do just about anything.
* [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]: Before his beloved commander {{spoiler|tried to kill him.}}
* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]: Before his beloved commander {{spoiler|tried to kill him.}}
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: {{spoiler|There will be a war between humans and espers. Kyosuke wants to make sure the esper side wins, whatever the cost.}}
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: {{spoiler|There will be a war between humans and espers. Kyosuke wants to make sure the esper side wins, whatever the cost.}}
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Momotaro.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Momotaro.
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* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: {{spoiler|His [[Start of Darkness]].}} He himself averts this utterly; see [[A Father to His Men]] above.
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: {{spoiler|His [[Start of Darkness]].}} He himself averts this utterly; see [[A Father to His Men]] above.


== Mio Tsukishi ==
=== Mio Tsukishi ===
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A young level 6 teleporter in PANDRA. Mio spends a great deal of time trying to gain Kaoru's affection without ''admitting'' that she wants to be friends.
A young level 6 teleporter in PANDRA. Mio spends a great deal of time trying to gain Kaoru's affection without ''admitting'' that she wants to be friends.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Frequently makes threats against against Kaoru before she admits that she really wants Karou's friendship.
* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Frequently makes threats against against Kaoru before she admits that she really wants Karou's friendship.
* [[Body Horror]]: Her first fight has her teleportation powers run amok.
* [[Body Horror]]: Her first fight has her teleportation powers run amok.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Implied.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Implied.
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* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Mio resents that The Children, Kaoru especially, received many opportunities that she was denied.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Mio resents that The Children, Kaoru especially, received many opportunities that she was denied.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]
* [[Rie Kugimiya]]
* [[Rie Kugimiya]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}}
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: When Minamoto washes her clothes.
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: When Minamoto washes her clothes.
* [[Social Services Does Not Exist]]: Until Kyosuke reorganized PANDRA, Mio was living in a cabin, on her own, eating virtually nothing but ramen.
* [[Social Services Does Not Exist]]: Until Kyosuke reorganized PANDRA, Mio was living in a cabin, on her own, eating virtually nothing but ramen.
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]


== Shiro Magi ==
=== Shiro Magi ===
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Kyosuke's right hand man and secretary.
Kyosuke's right hand man and secretary.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: His [[Prehensile Hair]] incorporates carbon microfibres, which allows them to double as [[Combat Tentacles]]... and makes him especially susceptible to Shiho's taser.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: His [[Prehensile Hair]] incorporates carbon microfibres, which allows them to double as [[Combat Tentacles]]... and makes him especially susceptible to Shiho's taser.
* [[Badass in A Nice Suit]]
* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]
* [[Boring but Practical]]: A lot of the stuff he does for PANDRA is low flash but highly effective.
* [[Boring but Practical]]: A lot of the stuff he does for PANDRA is low flash but highly effective.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Magi says he and other members of PANDRA were war orphans or refugees.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Magi says he and other members of PANDRA were war orphans or refugees.
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Not a match for Kyosuke in power, but he's the one who has to clean up after him and make sure PANDRA is still functioning well enough for him to go off on his larks.
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Not a match for Kyosuke in power, but he's the one who has to clean up after him and make sure PANDRA is still functioning well enough for him to go off on his larks.
* [[No Delays for the Wicked]]: Handles PANDRA's logistics and planning.
* [[Not So Different]]: Though it's not explicitly stated, it's clear that he has a lot in common with Minamoto.
* [[Not So Different]]: Though it's not explicitly stated, it's clear that he has a lot in common with Minamoto.
* [[Only Sane Employee]]: You get the feeling that he, Oboro and Minamoto meet for [[I Need a Freaking Drink|drinks]] on the weekends.
* [[Only Sane Employee]]: You get the feeling that he, Oboro and Minamoto meet for [[I Need a Freaking Drink|drinks]] on the weekends.
* [[Prehensile Hair]], which he can use as [[Combat Tentacles]] or [[Hair Wings]].
* [[Prehensile Hair]], which he can use as [[Combat Tentacles]] or [[Hair Wings]].
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Kyosuke sticks him with three kids.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Kyosuke sticks him with three kids.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Magi treats PANDRA like it's a job: objectives are set, paperwork is organized and you put in overtime to get the big projects done on time. All this makes him '''more''' dangerous than the rank and file who treat PANDRA like a hobby or a game.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Magi treats PANDRA like it's a job: objectives are set, paperwork is organized and you put in overtime to get the big projects done on time. All this makes him '''more''' dangerous than the rank and file who treat PANDRA like a hobby or a game.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Momiji, who decides very early on that he's marriage material. More so when the only time we see Magi lose his cool is when she gets hurt.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Momiji, who decides very early on that he's marriage material. More so when the only time we see Magi lose his cool is when she gets hurt.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Deeply cares about Kyosuke, but admitting it is like pulling teeth.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Deeply cares about Kyosuke, but admitting it is like pulling teeth.
* [[Team Dad]]: The one who gets stuck trying to establish rules and discipline. Also had to raise at least three ESPers. He's more detached and stern than Minamoto, but given that he works for Kyosuke that's something of a necessity.
* [[Team Dad]]: The one who gets stuck trying to establish rules and discipline. Also had to raise at least three ESPers. He's more detached and stern than Minamoto, but given that he works for Kyosuke that's something of a necessity.
* [[The Trains Run On Time]]: Handles PANDRA's logistics and planning.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Gets pounded by Mirage {{spoiler|but we then learn it's just Kysouke's [[Reality Warper|high-level hypno]]. He's [[Degraded Boss|not happy about being such a pushover]]}}.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Gets pounded by Mirage {{spoiler|but we then learn it's just Kysouke's [[Reality Warper|high-level hypno]]. He's [[Degraded Boss|not happy about being such a pushover]]}}.


== Muscle Okama ==
=== Muscle Okama ===
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One of PANDRA's ESPers and Mio's most frequent partner in crime.
One of PANDRA's ESPers and Mio's most frequent partner in crime.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Badass in A Nice Suit]]: [[She Cleans Up Nicely|Only when someone makes him wear one]].
* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: [[She Cleans Up Nicely|Only when someone makes him wear one]].
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Has a hidden talent for diplomacy. Why hasn't this man been sent to the Middle East?
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Has a hidden talent for diplomacy. Why hasn't this man been sent to the Middle East?
* [[Camp Gay]]
* [[Camp Gay]]
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** '''[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v08/c070/4.html Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig Magnuuuuuuuuum]'''
** '''[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v08/c070/4.html Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig Magnuuuuuuuuum]'''


== Takashi Kugutsu/{{spoiler|Mr.9}} ==
=== Takashi Kugutsu/{{spoiler|Mr.9}} ===
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The anime gives him stronger motives for [[Face Heel Turn]], making him more sympathetic.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Being always mocked for his [[Otaku|hobbies]] by Sakaki makes it ''that'' much easier for him to join PANDRA for good; he nearly murders Sakaki in the process.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The anime gives him stronger motives for [[Face Heel Turn]], making him more sympathetic.
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Being always mocked for his [[Otaku|hobbies]] by Sakaki makes it ''that'' much easier for him to join PANDRA for good; he nearly murders Sakaki in the process.
** In the anime, BABEL really had it coming when Kaoru blackmailed him into building an anatomically-correct Oboro doll for her, then just left him holding the bag when it was discovered, causing him to lose out on his chance to take his girl out.
** In the anime, BABEL really had it coming when Kaoru blackmailed him into building an anatomically-correct Oboro doll for her, then just left him holding the bag when it was discovered, causing him to lose out on his chance to take his girl out.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His coworkers' general disdain for his hobby gives him another reason to spy on them for PANDRA.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His coworkers' general disdain for his hobby gives him another reason to spy on them for PANDRA.
* [[Marionette Master]]: As an esper, Kugutsu can manipulate dolls with life-like accuracy. Also, [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v04/c026/15.html this].
* [[Marionette Master]]: As an esper, Kugutsu can manipulate dolls with life-like accuracy. Also, [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v04/c026/15.html this].
* [[Otaku]]: A doll/figurine otaku to boot. Never to be seen without a <s> Licca</s>Moga-chan doll.
* [[Otaku]]: A doll/figurine otaku to boot. Never to be seen without a <s> Licca</s>Moga-chan doll.
* [[The Mole]]
* [[The Mole]]
* [[Rewarded As a Traitor Deserves]]: Subverted. Kugutsu is truly appreciated in PANDRA for his abilities, otakuism notwithstanding.
* [[Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves]]: Subverted. Kugutsu is truly appreciated in PANDRA for his abilities, otakuism notwithstanding.
* [[Spoof Aesop]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v23/c220/8.html for Tim and Bullet's sake.]
* [[Spoof Aesop]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v23/c220/8.html for Tim and Bullet's sake.]


== Momiji Kanou ==
=== Momiji Kanou ===
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A PANDRA ESPer who is another one of Kyosuke's primary assistants.
A PANDRA ESPer who is another one of Kyosuke's primary assistants.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Anti-Villain]]: one of the more level headed PANDRA ESPers. Though, as with BABEL, that's not saying much.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: one of the more level headed PANDRA ESPers. Though, as with BABEL, that's not saying much.
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "A Scandal With Her"
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "A Scandal With Her"
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Like most of PANDRA, but also points out weaknesses in BABEL's security to them.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Like most of PANDRA, but also points out weaknesses in BABEL's security to them.
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* [[No Accounting for Taste]]: See below.
* [[No Accounting for Taste]]: See below.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Magi {{spoiler|and Kiritsubo of all people.}}
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Magi {{spoiler|and Kiritsubo of all people.}}
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: When she first meets [[The Messiah|Kaoru]], Momiji is willing to engage in unethical behaviour to get her objectives. Then [[Person of Mass Destruction|Kaoru]] tells her that sort of crap won't fly.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: When she first meets [[The Messiah|Kaoru]], Momiji is willing to engage in unethical behaviour to get her objectives. Then [[Person of Mass Destruction|Kaoru]] tells her that sort of crap won't fly.
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]
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== Black Phantom ==
== Black Phantom ==
=== Black Phantom ===

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== Black Phantom ==
The leader of the organization of the same name, which brainwashes Espers and uses them as assassins.
The leader of the organization of the same name, which brainwashes Espers and uses them as assassins.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Face Framed in Shadow]]
* [[Face Framed in Shadow]]
* [[No Name Given]]: He's always referred to as "Black Phantom", "Boss", "Father", etc.
* [[No Name Given]]: He's always referred to as "Black Phantom", "Boss", "Father", etc.
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== Theodore ==
=== Theodore ===
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Battle Butler]]: A notable aversion: despite the way he dresses and his loyalty to Black Phantom, he lacks [[Psychic Powers]] or other combat abilities.
* [[Battle Butler]]: A notable aversion: despite the way he dresses and his loyalty to Black Phantom, he lacks [[Psychic Powers]] or other combat abilities.
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== Phantom Daughter/Yuri Kumoi{{spoiler|/Mirage/Phantom}} ==
=== Phantom Daughter/Yuri Kumoi{{spoiler|/Mirage/Phantom}} ===
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One of The Children's classmates. Actually Black Phantom's daughter, a Hypno user {{spoiler|with a split personality. The Yuri personality knows nothing about Black Phantom and has no special abilities; Mirage, who considers herself the main personality, created her to fool Psychometers.}}
One of The Children's classmates. Actually Black Phantom's daughter, a Hypno user {{spoiler|with a split personality. The Yuri personality knows nothing about Black Phantom and has no special abilities; Mirage, who considers herself the main personality, created her to fool Psychometers.}}
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: The Black Phantom agents she controls. She's [[More Than Mind Control|not entirely acting of her own free will either.]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: The Black Phantom agents she controls. She's [[More Than Mind Control|not entirely acting of her own free will either.]]
* [[The Dragon]]: to Black Phantom.
* [[The Dragon]]: to Black Phantom.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}
* [[Freudian Trio]]: {{spoiler|Mirage is the superego, Yuri is the ego, and Phantom is the id.}}
* [[Les Yay]]: {{spoiler|All three personalities}} towards Kaoru. The affection seems to be mutual.
* [[Les Yay]]: {{spoiler|All three personalities}} towards Kaoru. The affection seems to be mutual.
* [[Living With the Villain]]
* [[Living with the Villain]]
* [[Master of Illusion]]
* [[Master of Illusion]]
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* [[Power Trio]]: {{spoiler|Mirage is the superego, Yuri is the ego, and Phantom is the id.}}


== Nai ==
=== Nai ===
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A young girl who is a Black Phantom agent.
A young girl who is a Black Phantom agent.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Casting a Shadow]]
* [[Casting a Shadow]]
* [[Creepy Child]]: So brainwashed that she smiles when revealing that {{spoiler|Black Phantom has put a device in her forehead that will kill her if Kaoru removes her brainwashing.}}
* [[Creepy Child]]: So brainwashed that she smiles when revealing that {{spoiler|Black Phantom has put a device in her forehead that will kill her if Kaoru removes her brainwashing.}}
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== Ninja Hanzo ==
=== Ninja Hanzo ===
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An adult Black Phantom agent.
An adult Black Phantom agent.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bishonen]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bishonen]]}}
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
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* [[Ninja]]
* [[Ninja]]
* [[Otaku]]: ''[[Naruto]]'' [http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/1 fanboy]. Even [http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/16 whips out the Sharingan once] [http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/17 as part of a gag].
* [[Otaku]]: ''[[Naruto]]'' [http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/1 fanboy]. Even [http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/16 whips out the Sharingan once] [http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/17 as part of a gag].
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== Other Characters ==
== Other Characters ==
== Feather ==
=== Feather ===
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A mysterious, very powerful Esper whose mind can be transferred between bodies using raremetal quartz. She has amnesia, but has a vague idea that her goal is to "change the future". In love with Minamoto (even more so than everyone else). {{spoiler|Originally implied to be Kaoru from the future, she's actually an amalgamation of the memories of all 3 children (and possibly others as well) from the future, with Kaoru as the nexus.}}
A mysterious, very powerful Esper whose mind can be transferred between bodies using raremetal quartz. She has amnesia, but has a vague idea that her goal is to "change the future". In love with Minamoto (even more so than everyone else). {{spoiler|Originally implied to be Kaoru from the future, she's actually an amalgamation of the memories of all 3 children (and possibly others as well) from the future, with Kaoru as the nexus.}}
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: Does this to {{spoiler|Phantom Daughter}}, although she doesn't really take over, {{spoiler|just hide among the other three personalities}}.
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: Does this to {{spoiler|Phantom Daughter}}, although she doesn't really take over, {{spoiler|just hide among the other three personalities}}.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: She gets turned into a bird for a while. {{spoiler|Actually, her name probably refers to Kaoru's angelic wings.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: She gets turned into a bird for a while. {{spoiler|Actually, her name probably refers to Kaoru's angelic wings.}}
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* [[Wild Card]]
* [[Wild Card]]


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Characters from Zettai Karen Children include:

BABEL

Minamoto Koichi

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Kaoru Akashi

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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Aoi Nogami

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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Shiho Sannomiya

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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Taizo Kiritsubo

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The leader of BABEL in terms of most day to day matters.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Shuuji Sakaki

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BABEL's chief physician and Minamoto's close friend.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Naomi Umegae

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Another ESPer on BABEL's payroll who occasionally assists the children in the field.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Ichiro Tanizaki

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Naomi's supervisor, and would be suitor

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Bullet

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An Esper brainwashed by Black Phantom

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Tim Toy

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Another of Black Phantom's victims who finds himself on Babel's payroll.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Fujiko Tsubomi

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The official head of BABEL. An esper from the earlier generation.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

PANDRA

A group of rogue Espers dedicated to securing ESPer supremacy, often through violent means.

Kyosuke Hyobu

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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Mio Tsukishi

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A young level 6 teleporter in PANDRA. Mio spends a great deal of time trying to gain Kaoru's affection without admitting that she wants to be friends.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Shiro Magi

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Kyosuke's right hand man and secretary.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Muscle Okama

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One of PANDRA's ESPers and Mio's most frequent partner in crime.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Takashi Kugutsu/Mr.9

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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Adaptation Expansion: The anime gives him stronger motives for Face Heel Turn, making him more sympathetic.
  • The Dog Bites Back: Being always mocked for his hobbies by Sakaki makes it that much easier for him to join PANDRA for good; he nearly murders Sakaki in the process.
    • In the anime, BABEL really had it coming when Kaoru blackmailed him into building an anatomically-correct Oboro doll for her, then just left him holding the bag when it was discovered, causing him to lose out on his chance to take his girl out.
  • Freudian Excuse: His coworkers' general disdain for his hobby gives him another reason to spy on them for PANDRA.
  • Marionette Master: As an esper, Kugutsu can manipulate dolls with life-like accuracy. Also, this.
  • Otaku: A doll/figurine otaku to boot. Never to be seen without a LiccaMoga-chan doll.
  • The Mole
  • Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Subverted. Kugutsu is truly appreciated in PANDRA for his abilities, otakuism notwithstanding.
  • Spoof Aesop: for Tim and Bullet's sake.

Momiji Kanou

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A PANDRA ESPer who is another one of Kyosuke's primary assistants.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:


Black Phantom

Black Phantom

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The leader of the organization of the same name, which brainwashes Espers and uses them as assassins.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Theodore

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A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Battle Butler: A notable aversion: despite the way he dresses and his loyalty to Black Phantom, he lacks Psychic Powers or other combat abilities.

Phantom Daughter/Yuri Kumoi/Mirage/Phantom

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One of The Children's classmates. Actually Black Phantom's daughter, a Hypno user with a split personality. The Yuri personality knows nothing about Black Phantom and has no special abilities; Mirage, who considers herself the main personality, created her to fool Psychometers.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Nai

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A young girl who is a Black Phantom agent.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Ninja Hanzo

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An adult Black Phantom agent.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Other Characters

Feather

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A mysterious, very powerful Esper whose mind can be transferred between bodies using raremetal quartz. She has amnesia, but has a vague idea that her goal is to "change the future". In love with Minamoto (even more so than everyone else). Originally implied to be Kaoru from the future, she's actually an amalgamation of the memories of all 3 children (and possibly others as well) from the future, with Kaoru as the nexus.

Tropes exhibited by this character include: