This is a
list of characters in the anime and manga series Eureka Seven, with
accompanying biographical information from the series. Those listed are those
who are in some way relevant to the primary plot. They are broken down into
three main categories (the three "factions" in the series):
Gekkostate, a group of renegades formed from a defunct special forces group;
the U.F. Force, the United Federation of Predgio Towers' main military force in
the series; and the various civilians that live across the planet.
Gekkostate
Renton
Thurston
Voiced
by: Yuko Sanpei (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch, Julie Ann Taylor (young), Muriel
Hofmann (English)
Age:
14-16
Renton
Thurston (レントン・サーストン Renton Sāsuton?) is the male protagonist,
the son of the late military hero Adroc Thurston and co-pilot (later become
pilot) of the Nirvash typeZERO. He is an outgoing and emotional person
possessing strong ideals and compassion, yet is naive and tends to jump into
matters before understanding what is going on. Before joining Gekkostate, he
lived with his grandfather Axel Thurston in Bellforest, attending school and
learning to be a mechanic in Axel's shop. He was heavily influenced by his
sister Diane Thurston and believes that he will see her again one day. Though
somewhat of a celebrity due to his relation to Adroc Thurston, Renton feels
uncomfortable about being his son. His surname is recognized everywhere he
travels, and he constantly feels as if he lives in his father's shadow. Renton
believes Adroc was a poor father who abandoned his family for his research.
After the
Nirvash accidentally crashes into Renton's room next to Axel's garage, Renton
meets Eureka and falls in love with her at first sight. He joins Gekkostate to
follow Holland, his idol, and to be with Eureka. Renton's unusual link with the
Nirvash and responsibility over his father's Amita drive are also factors in
his decision. His transition to life in Gekkostate proves difficult, as he is
subject to many pranks from crew members (especially Eureka's adopted
children). He eventually comes to learn of the origin of Gekkostate and the
atrocities that Holland, Eureka and the others are atoning for. Renton stays
with Gekkostate to train, and in time his skill as an LFO pilot develops to
rival Eureka's. This development creates a rift with Eureka, as she initially
does not return his feelings for her. His love for Eureka is not secret;
everyone on board the Gekko interferes in his love life. The crew members
constantly want to know his progress and cheer him on. His relationship with
both the Nirvash and Eureka develops into a deep emotional and mental link that
is noticed by Mischa.
Renton
has a special link with the Nirvash along with Eureka. Usually, both he and
Eureka are necessary to activate the Amita drive, awakening the Nirvash and
allowing access to the power responsible for the Seven Swell phenomenon.
Specifically, when Renton and Eureka achieve emotional agreement and wish for
something, the Nirvash reciprocates with the power of the Amita drive. If their
feelings are in disconnect, the Amita drive cannot activate. However, there are
some occasions where Eureka is present yet unconscious, and Renton alone
convinces the Nirvash to awaken. Renton summons the powers of Amita drive
several times throughout the series. The first instance was triggered by an
overwhelming need to protect Eureka during his delivery of the Amita drive to
the Nirvash and the Gekkostate, resulting in the second-ever occurrence of the
Seven Swell phenomenon (the first being Adroc's disastrous experiment with
Eureka).
Renton is
shown to be more mature and anti-social in the movie version. He will even kill
others in order to protect Eureka, and is more straightforward with expressing
his love to Eureka. He has very close bonds with Nirvash and even understands
what Nirvash is saying. Upon Eureka's imprisonment by the military 8 years
prior to the movie, Renton decided to join the military in hopes of reuniting
with her and possibly free her, which he eventually did. Renton was later shot
and wounded badly when he tried to protect Eureka from assault by the
"crew mates", but was saved by Eureka in the end. Renton was saddened
deeply by Eureka's condition and loss of Nirvash, but was soon cheered up by
Eureka's kiss to his cheek and holding his hand dearly, indicating to him they
can live together as a couple on Warsaw, which he always dreamed of. The movie
ended with a satisfying smile on Renton's face.
During
the previews at the end of each episode, Renton is referred to as 'the boy'
Eureka
Voiced
by: Kaori Nazuka (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh, Catherine Fu (English)
Age:
About 14-16
Eureka (エウレカ?)
listen (help·info) (pronounced EH-oh-RECK-a) is the female protagonist
and is a pale young girl with turquoise hair and lavender eyes and is a pilot
of the Nirvash typeZERO. She treats Nirvash not like a mere machine, but as a
living being, with consciousness and feelings. However, she can seem distant
and awkward to other people - she has trouble communicating with other humans
and understanding their feelings. She tends to appear randomly next to people,
startling them at times. Initially in the anime, she suffers from frequent
headaches; these stop later on, seemingly due to the presence of Renton
Thurston. She is the adoptive mother of Maurice, Maeter, and Linck, but is often
unsure of her role as a mother, and often asks Renton how she should scold
them, and if she is a good mother.
It is
later revealed that she is actually a Coralian in human form, sent by the
sentient Scub Coral to understand and communicate with humans. The Scub Coral,
who had become the largest living mass on Earth, longed to connect with
humanity, and created two human form Coralians to reach this goal. Sakuya came
first, and she foretold of Eureka's arrival. Eureka was meant to be a blank
slate, so that she would be shaped by her experiences with humanity, and bring
these experiences to the Coralians. She herself is not aware of her past nor
does she have any knowledge of the Coralians even though she's one herself. She
is the adoptive mother of Maurice, Maeter and Linck, whose families she killed
while in the SOF. Her lack of understanding of her own feelings and the methods
by which humans demonstrate and share feelings creates many complications at
times whenever Renton tries to bond with her. After she entered the Coralian
with Renton, she began to suffer at a subconscious level as a side effect of
her proximity to the old dig site FAC51, and the large amount of Scub within.
She becomes constantly fatigued and seems to be in either despair or depression.
Her negative feelings are further increased as she becomes convinced that the
Nirvash no longer wants her as its pilot in favor of Renton. She tries to make
things up with Renton, but is rebuffed.
As an
attempt to deny the emotional changes in herself and her relationship with the
Nirvash, she tries to return things to the way they were when she met Renton,
and removes Renton's Compac drive from the Nirvash. She falls asleep and the
Nirvash, operating on its own, drives her deep into the mine to the face of the
Scub. She is seemingly compelled to walk into the rockface, where the Scub
reaches out and engulfs her. Renton becomes worried and rushes out to find her.
From her point of view, she feels that she is melting away and wishes to be
rescued. Just as she is about to melt, Renton is perceived to catch her in his
hand. He pulls her out of the rockface and causes another trapar event in the
process of using the Nirvash to return her to the Gekko.
As an
indirect result of this incident and Holland's apparent lack of urgency about
helping her, Renton runs away from the Gekko. She is still very weak, and the
crew conspires to prevent her from discovering that he is gone, especially as
she seems to be becoming interested in him. After she discovers this, she confronts
Holland who basically states that Eureka is more important than Renton, which
she denies. She dresses in the clothes given to him for the Ramen prank, and
begins to do the jobs that had been assigned to him, "because he is not
here". As she begins to confront Renton's importance to her, Mischa
informs Holland that the Nirvash needs Eureka and Renton to function properly.
Eureka
attempts several times to operate the Nirvash to go find Renton, and fails
badly. The Nirvash doesn't seem to agree even when she asks the Nirvash if she
misses Renton too, and doesn't she want to go find him. Confronted with the
depth of her apparent feelings for Renton, and with her total ineffectiveness
with the Nirvash, Holland promises to bring Renton back to her, and leaves to
find him, only to return empty-handed after discovering a trap aimed at the
Gekko.
Her faith
in the perfect score of Holland's word (to her, at least) shattered, and
realizing how much Renton has come to mean to her, she borrows a board and
leaves to find him, ironically just as he is returning to protect her by
warning of the threat to the Gekko. Eventually the situation is resolved, and
Renton rescues her again. After this, they effectively become a couple,
although neither one really knows how to interact with the other.
She
discovers a desire to make Renton happy with her, which leads to a disastrous
experiment with makeup, and a deeper trust in Renton, as well as a label for
the emotion she feels.
Partially
prompted by Renton's reaction to the deaths of Charles and Ray, Eureka's
feelings start to allow her to understand guilt and regret as her emotions
connect with her memories of the massacre at Ciudades del Cielo. She knows that
her past actions led to the deaths of many people, and because she is beginning
to understand the human impact of killing and loss, she loses confidence in
herself and no longer desires to fight with Nirvash. Renton also believes
taking lives is wrong so they both begin fighting to only disable enemy units.
Renton constantly consoles her as she's trying to deal with her past actions
and facing responsibility for the Vodarac people.
After she
is revealed as a Coralian, Renton does not reject her as she feared but rather
accepts her for who she is, not what she is, which results in a further
expansion of her understanding of human emotions.
Sakuya
and Eureka are very similar to each other and Sakuya helped restore most of
Eureka's superficial damage, but Eureka wishes to keep her scars to remind her
of her struggles. She and Renton enter the Coralian realm hoping to change
humanity's fate.
After
Eureka, Renton, and the children reached Earth, they crash landed on a
coastline. Being frustrated for a while unable to figure out their purpose,
they resided near the coastline for a while eating the local vegetation.
Eureka's scars were a reaction towards the Command Center and Coralian physical
attributes began showing throughout her body. She became more and more ashamed
of her form as she worried that Renton wouldn't approve or even reject her
form. At one point, Renton chased Eureka into the woods, attempting to cover
the green on her arm, and even going as far as to take a rock and damage his
own arm with it. Maurice also followed, carrying a gun, who he threatened to
shoot Renton with but Eureka stopped him. Afterwards, Renton fell into a high
fever, and the kids and Eureka had to take care of him. During Renton's worst
moment, she grew wing-like structures upon her back (the structures are
referred to simply as wings) and her arm became green and pink of Coralian
design. After Renton recovered, Eureka was happy to know Renton liked her
wings. After wandering the coast Renton spotted his big sister and ran after
her. Eureka and the kids went after Renton and were lost in the great library
created by the Scub. Adroc Thurston appeared before Eureka and looked after the
children and Eureka before Renton returned. After Renton spoke to Diane about
the coming attack on the Command Cluster, Anemone appeared.
When
Anemone attacked the Scub Command, Eureka and Renton engage TheEND to protect
the Scub. After hearing the sadness and pain of Anemone's words, they decided
to save her. After Anemone was saved by Dominic's appearance, all was well
until Dewey fired his satellite cannon. The Command Center was blown away,
TheEND was destroyed when it moved of its own accord to shield Dominic and
Anemone from the blast, and the Nirvash barely managed to escape. Immediately
afterwards, the Gekko and Dewey's flagship arrived at the remains of the Control
Cluster and Holland boarded Dewey's ship in order to finally put an end to his
brother's madness. However, in a surprising move Dewey killed himself,
activating the collar-like devices that Eureka and Anemone had always worn.
Eureka felt a sudden change in her body and, realizing her time with Renton was
over, she apologized for a failed dream together and transformed into a
Coralian event.
Inside
the Coralian event Eureka was in an artificially created plane, seemingly not
on Earth as the planet could be seen in the sky. Renton, enraged at losing
Eureka after having gone through so much with her, begged the Nirvash to help
him go to her. The Nirvash reacted by transforming into its apparent true form,
a smoother, less angular, white and green version of itself with large, round
limbs, a differently shaped head, and no seats or board; it flew by channeling
trapars through its hands. Instead of piloting with controls, Renton went
inside the Nirvash and stood on a large green platform; while inside the Nirvash
mimicked his every movement. They broke through the hull of the Gekko and took
off to where Eureka was. Smashing into the side of the sphere-shaped space,
Renton's feelings for Eureka enabled him (in the Nirvash) to rip open the space
and go to Eureka inside. Renton reminded her of his promise to always protect
her and be at her side, and they finally kissed. Nirvash pushed open the
Coralian zone and ejected Renton and Eureka, bidding them farewell. A year
later, in the last episode, the Thurston family register lists her and the
three kids as the wife and children of Renton Thurston. The children and Axel
eagerly await their return. The couple were seen together near a lake. In the
manga, she disappears with the Scub, together with all the other Coralians. But
it is implied that when the Scub is restored she will return to Renton and the
children.
In the
movie version, she acts and behaves differently than her TV counterpart. She
has a last name "Zita" and was a childhood friend of Renton. She was
captured and imprisoned by the military at one point when she was 5 years old,
and eventually reunited with Renton 8 years later when Renton accidentally came
across and rescued her. Unlike her TV version, she has very short life span as
an Image compared to humans and can't understand what Nirvash says. Sunlight is
fatal to her body, causing green spots on areas shone by sunlight. In the movie
ending, she sacrificed her entire memories to save Renton from a fatal bullet
wound to his body, causing her mental state to become that of an infant who
can't even speak. She appeared naked with long hair before Renton on the
coastal area of Warsaw, unable to utter any form of words. It is implied Eureka
has turned human at that point since sunlight no longer harms her, her eyes are
normal without any red rings, and she did not vanish when Anemone and Nirvash
did after Image is gone from Earth. Eureka also states that she will live on as
long as Renton still lives, but its unknown whether this means she is immortal
while Renton is alive. She and Renton then lived together in their homeland
"Warsaw" ever after.
Her name
is usually not pronounced like the word "eureka" in English
(pronounced as el-reck-uh instead of you-ree-ka). During the previews at the
end of each episode, Eureka is referred to as 'the girl.'
Maurice,
Maeter, and Linck
Maurice:
Voiced by: Michiko Neya (Japanese), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Muriel Hofmann
(English) Maeter: Voiced by: Eriko Kigawa (Japanese), Peggy O'Neal (English)
Linck: Voiced by: Fumie Mizusawa (Japanese), Kate Higgins (English)
Ages: 8,
5, and 3; respectively
Maurice (モーリス Mōrisu?), Maeter (メーテル Mēteru?), and Linck (リンク Rinku?) (collectively named after the author
Maurice Maeterlinck) are three orphans adopted by Eureka. Three years before
the series begins, shortly before Eureka left the SOF with Holland, Eureka
found them under a pile of corpses during the massacre at Ciudades del Cielo.
Shocked at the sight of the orphaned children, and the sudden consideration of
her targets as people that she had killed, Eureka took them aboard the Nirvash
and has taken care of them ever since.
Early on,
the children consider Renton to be at best a target for their amusement and at
worst a direct threat to their relationship with Eureka, whom they consider to
be their mother. Through the series this changes slowly, and at the end of the
series, the children consider Renton their father.
Maurice
is the oldest child. He's also mature for his age — he's the only one who ever
suspects that adults may be misstating the truth to keep the children calm, and
he's the most sensitive to Eureka's moods. Maurice knows exactly what happened
to his old "mama" though he doesn't seem to harbor any ill will
toward Eureka, actually embracing the change (to an extreme at some points).
Throughout the series, Maurice is the one who accepts Renton the least, despite
occasional acknowledgment of Renton's achievements. However, during the final
segments, Maurice finally confronts and accepts the depth and permanence of
Renton's feelings for Eureka, and accepts him not only for that but also as his
father; this is shown in episode 50 when Maurice connects to the Nirvash and
claims, "the only one who can save our mama is our papa!" (referring
to Renton). In the epilogue part of episode 50, Maurice is seen wearing
clothing resembling those worn by Renton when he went to save Eureka, possibly
as a sign of adoration and respect.
Maeter is
the middle child and only girl of the group. She is quite precocious, known for
teasing and temper-tantrums. Maeter also remembers her family, but only as a
vague feeling; when hugging Eureka near the end of the series, she says that
Eureka is "warm and smells nice", then pushes away suddenly and cries
that she remembers another person who felt the same then went away before
Eureka came, presumably her original mother. She tends to take care of Linck, a
trait she has exhibited ever since Eureka met them.
Linck is
ever curious, typical of children his age, and as the youngest, is less aware
of the situations around him and more likely to cry when provoked. He was just
a baby during the massacre and, as such, has no memories of his original
family. Linck has a scar on his forehead left from a bullet wound Eureka gave
him the day she found him.
Holland
Novak
Voiced
by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese), Crispin Freeman, Colin Shevloff (English)
Age:
29
Holland
Novak (ホランド・ノヴァク Horando Novaku?) is the leader of
Gekkostate, captain of the Gekko (Moonlight in the manga), and pilot of the LFO
Terminus typeR909. Near the end of the series, his typeR909 is destroyed by
Anemone and he transfers over to the top secret and deadly (to its pilot as much
as the enemy) typeB303 "Devilfish". This LFO is also destroyed, this
time in a kamikaze attack to get Holland into Dewey's command ship. Until a
couple of years ago he and his companions were part of the Special Operations
Force(abbreviated "SOF"), a U.F. elite military unit, but deserted
after meeting Norb and accepting his charge to protect Eureka until her partner
made himself known; which Holland believes will be himself. The events that led
to Holland's (and his squad's) desertion also led to the incarceration of his
brother Dewey, and they share a deep hatred for each other, in Holland's case
beginning at that time. Holland is known as one of the greatest ref boarders
alive, and is an idol to many young people, including Renton.
A
recurring theme in the middle portion of the series with Holland is his
instinct to run away from his past and responsibility, using Eureka and lifting
as a way to escape, much to Talho's chagrin.
Holland
is not always as cool and composed as the photos in ray=out magazine might
suggest — he frequently loses his temper when a situation turns bad, or when
faced with insubordination. He has thrown Renton in the brig for using Nirvash
without permission, and has beaten Renton for particularly vexing
transgressions. His concern over Eureka's depression motivates him to show
illogical animosity towards Renton. His relationship with Talho keeps him from
getting too wild, but at times their own relationship suffers whenever he's
angry. Holland truly loves Talho, but does not know how to react, especially to
her fears that his absolute commitment to protecting Eureka means that he
favors Eureka over Talho. Although in episode 33 Holland admits to Talho how he
feels and why he is trying to protect the planet that he met her on. He then
picks up the ring he bought for her in episode 5 that she dropped while trying
to get a handkerchief to wipe her tears. During the end of the episode both
Holland and Talho are both wearing the ring (split in half) on their left hand
ring finger - indicating that the two are engaged. Holland also suffers from
the memories of his bloody past actions, and in reaction to these sometimes
lashes out violently.
When he's
not occupied with official Gekkostate business, his private persona is quite
laid-back and carefree; he might be found listening to records in the room he
shares with Talho, or walking around the ship wearing nothing but a pair of
swim trunks or boxers. While watching the video of the Ramen prank on Renton,
he laughs and calls himself uncool. In "Pacific State", after Talho
tries to get him to take time out to have fun lifting (which he fails at, due
to his recent injuries), he reveals that he believes he was only good at one
thing: lifting.
Despite
all this, the LFO and tactical combat skills he retains from his days as an SOF
squad leader are superb, and he is willing to lay down every effort to protect
and defend Eureka (and later Renton) from those who wish them harm. When he
isn't overreacting, he is definitely a leader worth following, and by the end
of the series, everyone aboard the Gekko refuses the chance to stay behind
safely while he takes the Gekko into near-suicidal combat conditions.
During
the latter stages of his SOF days, Holland briefly met Sumner Sturgeon on a
mission to Digder, a military mining site. He commended the latter's skills and
told him to look out for himself. Later on, after Holland's mutiny, they would
cross paths again, this time during Holland's attempt to steal the Nirvash
typeZERO from Senan Tower. After the Nirvash was safely delivered to the Gekko,
he offered Sumner a position in Gekkostate (which he declined), before going
off on his way.
During
the previews at the end of each episode, Holland is referred to as 'the man.'
Holland
sports a tattoo on his left arm that bears a resemblance to a Germanic rune
tattoo that stands for, among other things, "man."
Talho
Yūki
Voiced
by: Michiko Neya (Japanese), Kate Higgins, Lily Truncale (English)
Age:
26
Talho
Yūki (タルホ・ユーキ Taruho Yūki?) is the head pilot of the
Gekko, but she eventually gives up the position to Moondoggie in episode 34,
although she seems to still help him in becoming the pilot (she was seen making
an instruction manual for Moondoggie). She met Holland and Dewey when the three
of them served together in the military, but in the beginning she was very
jealous toward the way he treated Eureka. She initially worked in the
Information Bureau, but was demoted as an officer for unknown reasons and
became a spy later on. Although Ray suggested it was because of her
relationship with a superior officer, most likely Dewey Novak, due to his
statement to Holland while rescuing Norb, when Dewey said "[Holland,] you
even seemed to have picked up the woman I tossed aside," which, since it
appears as though Holland and Talho are in some form of relationship, would
imply that Talho was previously in a relationship with Dewey. Her refusal even
to leave the Gekko when Holland confronts Dewey toward the very end of the
series seems to further suggest a past relationship between her and Dewey. She
is also best friends with Hilda.
Initially,
Talho makes fun of Renton, but she gets more serious later on in the series and
stops doing this, except for a few more playful instances. She constantly looks
after Holland's mental state as he vents his frustration at Renton, who he
blames for Eureka's mental state. She constantly reminds him of where his mind
should focus and not be obsessed with. According to the episode "Inner
Flight", she considers Renton, Eureka, Maurice, Maeter, and Linck to be
her children.
She and
Holland are romantically involved throughout the series, with context
suggesting that the relationship goes back at least to Holland's military
service. During the early episodes she feels insecure in Holland's commitment
to her, constantly reacting jealously to Eureka, as well as to the memory of
Renton's sister whom Holland had dated. Towards the middle of the series, Talho
cuts her hair, wears a different, less revealing outfit, and demonstrates a
newfound maturity in acceptance that Holland is actually committed to a
relationship with her and she doesn't have to compete with Eureka. Shortly
thereafter, she tells Holland that she is pregnant with his child. Talho's
change in appearance comes after a suggestion by Mischa that she should start
dressing more appropriately. The scene ends with Mischa closing the privacy
drapes in an implication that this is when Talho discovers that she is
pregnant. Later, Holland fixes a ring he had bought her earlier in the series (it
was crushed by an LFO shortly after he bought it), and splits it in half.
Holland wears one half of the ring on his left ring-finger, and Talho wears the
other half - indicating that they are engaged. During much of the final segment
of the series, Talho effectively serves as the captain of the Gekko while
Holland pilots an LFO in combat and recovers from the damage afterward.
Matthieu
Voiced
by: Akio Nakamura (Japanese), Kirk Thornton, Matt Bailey (English)
Age:
25
Matthieu
(マシュー Mashū?) is the easygoing, afro-haired pilot
of the Terminus typeR606. He has a passion for music, and seems to be
constantly bored. Towards the end of the anime, Matthieu's role becomes minimal
as most LFO work is done by Holland in the more effective Devilfish. Matthieu
seems to be responsible for gathering information from and maintaining contacts
with ref boarders and DJs. Early on, he was one of the few members of the
Gekkostate who showed any sympathy for Renton, although he played his fair
share of jokes on him as well. He is also regarded as a genius.
Matthieu
and Hilda often act like husband and wife. Hilda orders Matthieu around as if
he were her husband, and Matthieu treats Hilda as if she were his wife. He even
calls her "honey" all the time. They also seem to watch each other's
back fairly closely, which usually means Hilda warning Matthieu of something.
Hilda
Voiced
by: Mayumi Asano (Japanese), Megan Hollingshead (English)
Age:
28
Hilda (ヒルダ Hiruda?) is the pilot of the Terminus
typeR808 and Talho's best friend. She holds a managerial position similar to a
quartermaster on the Gekko, keeping track of Gekkostate's stores of provisions
and mechanical parts. In this capacity, she is generally in charge of the
frequent trips to cities to replenish the organization's supplies. Towards the
last five episodes, Hilda appears infrequently and has no lines when she does.
This is in part due to the fact that all LFO usage on the Gekkostate at that
point is left for Holland.
Stoner
Voiced
by: Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese), Doug Stone, Jack Murphy (English)
Age:
30
Stoner (ストナー Sutonā?) is the photographer and journalist
for ray=out, an underground lifter-culture periodical magazine where he denounces
the military's crimes and depicts the daily life of the Gekkostate members to
their fans around the world. Stoner is a pacifist and, unlike most of the crew,
not a ref boarder, so he does not use an LFO. Instead, he rides with Matthieu.
In episode 38, he tells Eureka that he is a "war orphan". Stoner is
given to expounding on his philosophical ideas at any time and place, including
those which may be least appropriate, such as from the back seat of the 606 in
the middle of LFO combat. He also likes to take photos mid-flight, and often
requests Matthieu fly in such a way as to make his pictures come out perfectly,
in spite of the situation. His character is based on Che Guevara.
In
Pocketful of Rainbows (Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers), he and Hap are
killed by the Nirvash when they attack Eureka in an attempt to prove that she
is not a conduit to the Promised Land.
Ken-Goh
Voiced
by: Tamio Ōki (Japanese); Bob Papenbrook (episodes 1-28), Kyle Hebert (episodes
29-50, film) (English)
Age:
45
Ken-Goh (ケンゴー Kengō?) is both the owner and the chief
gunner of the Gekko. Not much was known about his history with Holland, but
dialogue implies that he had something to do with the building of or security
on board the Gekko. He once stated that "[he] would not have let [Holland]
have the Gekko if [he was]...", cutting off his statement before actually
revealing the reason. His marksmanship skills are exceptional and his aim is
legendary among the other crew members. Holland refers to him as "Maestro"
from time to time. He also enjoys painting and his works are often seen in
ray=out.
Mischa
Voiced
by: Yoko Soumi (Japanese), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (English)
Age:
40
Mischa (ミーシャ Mīsha?) is the Gekkostate's doctor.
Originally she was a military scientist specializing in studying Eureka and the
Nirvash, and apparently left the military to follow Eureka when Holland stole
her away. She has thus known Eureka for years, and is particularly attentive to
her well-being. She used to be married to the famous scientist Dr. Greg Egan
(also known as "Dr. Bear"), but ended it for an unknown reason.
Towards the end of the series, Mischa's role is mainly looking after Talho's
pregnancy.
Mischa
seems harsh and unemotional on the surface, but she's really just a very serious
person. The more one pays attention to what she says, the more it becomes clear
that she has her mind on the most important things, or issues that the other
members of Gekkostate might ignore at their peril. For the most part, she
reminds Talho and Holland often of what things they should do to keep things
running well for Gekkostate, both relationship and health-wise. Even though she
separated with Dr. Bear, she still shows that she still has feelings for him
based on her reactions.
Gonzy
Voiced
by: Takko Ishimori (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)
Age:
Unknown
Not much
is known about Gonzy (ゴンジイ Gonjii?), but he has a habit of unexpectedly
appearing nearby whenever anyone is troubled, usually sitting on a carpet and
calmly drinking tea. He often invites whoever's nearby to have tea with him.
Gonzy was originally a stowaway aboard the Gekko, but was allowed to stay in
part because the others respect his abilities at fortune-telling.
Though
not a priest of Vodarac, he gives the image of a spiritualistic man. He's known
to give out information out of the blue when it's most needed. When the crew
went into a health craze, most of the members followed Gonzy doing various
exercises to maintain health such as T'ai chi and eating healthy foods. It wasn't
until towards near the end when the Gekkostate members wondered the fate of
their world that Gonzy explains that the event they are witnessing is the
"Second Summer of Love."
When
Gonzy reveals that he knows about the Second Summer of Love, he opens both of
his eyes (concealed under his thick eyebrows during the entire series)
revealing the purple eyes of a human-form Coralian. Just as Holland and the
crew realize the truth, Gonzy thanks them for a good time and disappears,
leaving his clothing behind. He does not seem meant for the "blank
slate" as Sakuya and Eureka, but rather as an educated observer. It is
unknown when or how Gonzy presumably communicated with the Scub Coral, or if he
communicates only after his disappearance, but given his likely position and so
influence as observer, it is very possible that he was partly responsible for
the Command Cluster's decision to trust humanity (namely Eureka, Renton, and
those fighting at their side) with, essentially, the saving of all life on the
planet.
In the
fourth manga book of the series he was revealed by Holland to be a former elder
(as opposed to sage as is used in the anime), and, in addition to this, Holland
calls him Gon Karmapa.
Jobs
Voiced
by: Tomoyuki Shimura (Japanese), Dave Mallow (English)
Age:
33
Living up
to his name, Jobs (ジョブズ Jobuzu?) does the random jobs on the Gekko
and also manages the majority of the hardware aboard the Gekko. Primarily, he's
Gekko's engineer and often is found around the core systems room when the ship
is requires extra attention in powered flights or battles. He's always
immaculately dressed in a shirt, vest, and tie. He also has a calm, expert
bearing, but he occasionally lets these mannerisms slip when something is
mentioned that particularly excites him. Like Gonzy, he was originally a
stowaway, but allowed to stay because of his talents. He admires "Dr.
"Bear," as seen in episode 31, and is a huge fan of Dr. Bear's
research and engineering theories. He is modeled after Steve Jobs (hence,
"Jobs"), one of the co-founders of Apple.
Woz
Voiced
by: Yuichi Nagashima (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English)
Age:
33
Woz (ウォズ Wozu?) is sometimes called "Woz the
Whiz". He is the ship's hacker and maintains the ship's software. He and
Jobs were originally stowaways aboard the Gekko, but they were invited to stay
because of their technical skills. He and Jobs tend to argue over how best to
configure the Gekko's systems, since Woz insists on rewriting the control
systems to compensate for every modification Jobs makes while Jobs asserts that
the software is fully capable of supporting the changes. His hippy attitude and
grunge attire are a deep contrast to Jobs, but they seem to maintain a strong
friendship anyway. He is modeled after Steve Wozniak (hence, "Woz"),
another of Apple's co-founders.
Hap
Voiced
by: Taro Yamaguchi (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)
Age:
29
Hap (ハップ Happu?) is the second in command, handles
Gekkostate's finances, and manages information (not to be confused with
Gidget's position of communications). While on the bridge in action, Hap's job
is to monitor trapar levels, though he is also there frequently at night trying
to obtain intel on matters crucial to the Gekkostate. He is also one of
Holland's childhood buddies (since they were three years old, he asserts), and
played a key role in convincing Holland and his SOF team to desert. He gained
his nickname from his ever-present "happy smile". Hap is very
parsimonious when it comes to spending money and is also notably unathletic.
Gidget
Voiced
by: Fumie Mizusawa (Japanese), Jessica Straus (English)
Age:
15
Gidget (ギジェット Gijetto?) is the sensor and communications
officer in Gekkostate. Her role is considered secondary and often she's
featured relaying tactical data to crew or talking about relationship issues
with Eureka.
Gidget is
a bit of an airhead, which she admits, but she's not tactless and will go out
of her way to protect others' feelings. She's in a relationship with
Moondoggie, but only after she made the first move. Renton spotted the couple
having their first intimate moment while hiding in an abandoned mine in episode
16.
About
midway through the series, she tries to become friends with Eureka because she
wants a sisterly relationship like the one Hilda and Talho have. After Renton
left Gekkostate and Eureka realized he's gone, Gidget discovered Eureka taking
on Renton's duties and even wearing Renton's sweatsuit given to him to pull off
a prank for a laugh, but being the only thing he left behind, Eureka wore it in
mourning. She is also one of the few crew members to have heart-to-heart
conversations with Eureka, telling her that what she's going through was
probably a change inside of her. Everyone found out later as Eureka told Renton
and everyone eavesdropped on their conversation on the com-links. In another
episode, she also went with Eureka to buy makeup since Eureka wanted to look
pretty for Renton. In the end, Eureka tried to use the makeup by herself and
ended up looking ridiculous. In the same episode, Gidget also says she couldn't
live without makeup. Gidget is also shown to be fond of chocolate bars, and
when she first talks with Eureka, she brings her a chocolate bar.
Gidget is
based on a character of the same name who appeared originally as the title
character of a novel and went on to be the subject of a number of movies and TV
shows. The original Gidget was an airhead surfer girl thoroughly entrenched in
beach life, much as Eureka Seven's Gidget is an airhead refboarder thoroughly
entrenched in lifting culture.
Moondoggie
Voiced
by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese), Steve Staley (English)
Age:
16
Moondoggie
(ムーンドギー Mūndogī?) is the second-newest member of the
Gekkostate (the newest being Renton). In the beginning, he was in charge of the
LFO catapult systems and launch pads on board the Gekko, but later he becomes
the head pilot, replacing Talho when she has to leave the post, as he is the
group's only other licensed pilot. His pilot's license, seen in episode 34,
lists his name as James Darren Emerson and his date of birth as 1988/06/08. His
nickname is frequently shortened to "Doggie" by other members of
Gekkostate, and Renton sometimes calls him "Doggie-niisan"
("Brother Doggie" in the English dub), referring to Moondoggie as his
older brother. In the Japanese version, Moondoggie speaks in a strong Kumamoto
accent whenever he gets overly emotional. In the English version, he
occasionally talks in surfer lingo. Moondoggie's role was minimal towards the
end of the series; he would generally only be featured piloting Gekko, often
making dramatic maneuvers to avoid attacks.
As one of
the youngest members of Gekkostate, Moondoggie often has confidence issues when
comparing himself to the other members of Gekkostate. Even though he presents
himself as someone that dislikes Renton, he's just really jealous of him and
holds no real malice. He eventually explains that he initially felt he couldn't
offer much to the Gekkostate, and often is bothered by the idea that he's
useless. After he and Renton patch things up, despite Moondoggie's protests,
they become sort of like brothers. For a short while he even displays
resentment at the fact that Holland's actions caused Renton to briefly leave
the Gekko and instead of Holland making the solving the problem he sulks around
feeling jealous of Renton. The chance to pilot the Gekko later on allows him to
rediscover his usefulness. It's obvious that Gidget loves Moondoggie, but
whether he loves her is somewhat unclear. The official US website says he has a
crush on Gidget. In episode 16, the two had a small moment where Renton finds
them both very close to each other in the dark before he runs away,
embarrassed. Then, a little while later, Moondoggie is found in the same room
with his shirt off but no Gidget. In volume 3 of the manga, when Renton
inquires about the bandages wrapped around his hand, Moondoggie states that
"...I at least want to protect the girl I love," referring to Gidget.
Throughout
the series, Moondoggie is one of the few crew members who is curious about
Renton's relationship with Eureka. While talking amongst the other Gekkostate
members, he even ponders if Renton and Eureka are capable of having sexual
intercourse, under the mistaken impression that their troubles at the time were
because of that. In episode 38, Moondoggie and Matthieu decide to help Renton
to this end by giving Renton a stack of dating magazines against Renton's will.
Holland comes to the same conclusion due to a comment of Eureka's ("Maybe
that is why Renton was so aggressive; maybe Renton really wants to become a dad
himself") and subsequently beats the three for what he believes Renton did
to Eureka. The situation is cleared up after the fact.
In TR1:
The New Wave, Moondoggie makes an appearance as a boy a little younger than
Renton. He is involved in a dispute with the main character Sumner Sturgeon
over Holland's defection from the military as well as a small incident in which
Moondoggie's carrier-truck was (slightly) damaged during a search conducted by
Sumner. In the same game, he showed the ability to operate an LFO with at least
some skill. However, he needed Sumner's help just to destroy one enemy unit,
which is probably why he decided not to be an LFO pilot after joining the
Gekkostate.
In TR2:
The New Vision, Moondoggie has a much more prominent role. Now a teenager who
has recently become a member of the Gekkostate, he happened to run into Sumner
during the final Bester lift competition. Since they ended up becoming friends
in the first game, he decides to tag along with Sumner and help him out. During
their time together, he pilots his very first airship, and helps Ruri and
Sumner to admit their feelings towards each other, among other things.
Eventually, after flying the two main characters of the game to Thundercloud
tower, Moondoggie's airship is shot down, and he decides to flee from the
coming battle and return to the Gekkostate.
Like
Gidget, Moondoggie is based on a character from the Gidget movies, TV shows,
and novel. The original Doggie was the boyfriend of the original Gidget and was
a committed surf bum.
U.F.
Force
Anemone
Voiced
by: Ami Koshimizu, Yoshiko Sakakibara (old) (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
Age:
17
Anemone (アネモネ?) is the female Deuteragonist and the pilot
of another Nirvash LFO, typeTheEND. She looks to be about the same age as
Eureka. Anemone is regularly accompanied by her strange and overweight pet
named Gulliver (ガリバー Garibā?). Dewey assigns Dominic to be her
caretaker, to monitor her condition as his plans develop.
Anemone
was modified in some way to make her more like a Coralian (hence the similar
eyes), and suffers both mentally and physically as a result. Her body was also
modified and conditioned by Dewey's scientists to pilot TheEND. Anemone was the
only case that ever survived the medical treatments that the doctors put her
through. She regularly suffers from painful headaches, nose bleeds, and emotional
instability, most of which can be temporarily treated with a kind of drug (made
from a plasma extracted from Eureka) injected into a receptor in her neck.
Despite her past trauma, she acts glad of what Dewey made her. But though at
first it seems that she responds to Dewey with affection and respect, later it
becomes apparent that this is an act, shown when she sings "No one knows
nothing, knows nothing about me. Everyone is watching, just watching a
lie." in episode 31, and that she truly despises him, shown when she
flings one of his hairs off of her, disgusted, in episode 43.
In her
drugged state, Anemone is almost unbeatable in the skies with TheEND. Renton
and Eureka initially have trouble fighting with her even with the Nirvash, but
do much better after it is upgraded. Thanks in part to her more advanced LFO,
Anemone can outfly most regular LFOs. Even Holland in his typeR909 wasn't able
to stand against her for very long.
At first,
Anemone is presented as a remorseless killer with marked antisocial and manic
features. When not under the effects of the neurological stimulant drugs, she's
often negatively moody and fearful at times when told to carry out a mission
with TheEND. At such times, Dominic injects stimulants into her neck, which
calms her mind and brings out her more focused, blood-lusting personality.
After her multiple failures due to the Gekkostate, she begins to feel depressed
as she realizes her own value is gone. In episode 42, in her attempt to follow
Renton and Eureka into the Zone, she has a small flashback of her happy life
with her parents before she became an experiment subject.
Dominic
eventually falls in love with Anemone, but she doesn't seem return his feelings
until very late in the series. Anemone begins to show feelings for Dominic
after he is sent to retrieve her replacement by Dewey. These feelings culminate
when she is sent on a suicide mission to enter the Scub realm and
electronically tag the Scub Coral Command Cluster with a transmitter, allowing
Oratorio number eight (part of an orbiting weapons system) to target and
destroy it.
During
her battle with Renton and Eureka, having been nearby at the time, they try to
convince her that Dominic will understand her feelings. She believes that it's
basically pointless now, and prepares to fire TheEND's "Vascud
Crisis", but the sudden arrival of Dominic and Gulliver, who had taken a
transport shuttle to enter the Scub realm and chase Anemone, changes her mind.
He's now clinging to a ref board, his shuttle having been destroyed through
repeated impacts during the trip. In spite of Anemone's sudden change of heart,
TheEND fires, the Nirvash having moved out of its path by this point, and the
subsequent shockwave knocks Dominic unconscious. In an emotional cry to save
Dominic, TheEND's frame changes from a black armor to silver and moves on its
own to help her save Dominic, tossing Anemone to him during the attempt. It is
while in freefall that they both kiss. In the aftermath of "Second Summer
of Love", Dominic and Anemone can be seen camping out at the starry night,
looking at the moon that has a heart with Renton and Eureka's names carved in
it. Anemone and Dominic are also awaiting Renton and Eureka's return.
Lieutenant
Dominic Sorel
Voiced
by: Shigenori Yamazaki (Japanese), Peter Doyle (English)
Age:
20
Dominic
Sorel (ドミニク・ソレル Dominiku Soreru?) is the male Deuteragonist
of the series, the youngest to be second lieutenant and Dewey's subordinate. He
is assigned to Anemone to tend to her needs and monitor her physical and mental
condition. It's never explained why Dominic was promoted so fast, especially
given his occasional naivete. There are men in the military far older than he
is and yet of much lower rank, who often have trouble obeying his orders.
Dominic is also aware that commanding officers give him a hard time following
his orders for Dewey as they think he's still a kid.
Dominic
is mainly a field officer, constantly working on investigations and field
missions for Dewey. If he's not on the ground investigating or on covert
missions, he's in the air tending to Anemone. At one point, Dominic was ordered
to investigate Renton's grandfather. Seeing how the Thurstons tend to have an
effect on the world, Dewey wanted to gather more information from Renton's
grandfather. After crashing his motorcycle, Dominic spent a day with Renton's
grandpa and got to know him. After staying over the night to get his bike
fixed, Renton's grandfather spoke to Dominic in a moving way to look after
Renton like family, saying he considers Dominic family as well. Dominic decides
not to report the incident, but it is anyway, as Dewey had men watching
Dominic's movements. Dewey never seems concerned about this fact, or Dominic's
somewhat overt distaste for Dewey's methods, and in fact seems to consider
Dominic to be a harmless but occasionally useful tool that can be safely ignored.
Eventually
Dominic turns away from Dewey after witnessing the sick human experiments used
to create girls like Anemone. He joins up with the crew of the Super Izumo and
Gekkostate in an attempt to stop Dewey and rescue Anemone. Even though he acknowledges
his love as one-sided, he goes out of his way to look out for Anemone. He even
risks his life in an attempt to stop Anemone from interfering with Renton and
Eureka, taking a small shuttle into a rapidly-sealing hole that Anemone had
used to reach them. Though unsuccessful, the act is enough to convince her to
stop and for her to finally return his feelings. After "Second Summer of
Love", they are seen camping next to Dominic's bike.
Dominic
makes several brief appearances in TR2: New Vision, the events of which take
place before the anime. He first shows up to tell 2nd Lieutenant Steven Bisson
of Sumner and Moondoggie's connection to Gekkostate, and subtly chides him for
losing track of Sumner in the first place. Toward the end of the game, he leads
the military fleet that arrives to attack Thundercloud tower, which had, by
then, fallen under the control of Steven's renegade forces. His final
appearance is after the credits, in which he silently and stoically watches as
a KLF squadron is dispatched to Bellforest, presumably to hunt down Eureka and
the Nirvash at the beginning of the series.
A bit of
a running gag in Eureka Seven is Dominic's inability to use and understand
maps. Because of this, Renton calls Dominic a "genuine idiot" twice.
In the
manga, Dominic dies shielding Renton from anti-body coralians as Renton tries
to cure the Scub Coral of a disease TheEND injected into it.
Colonel
Dewey Novak
Voiced
by: Koji Tsujitani (Japanese), Kim Strauss (English)
Age:
40
Dewey
Novak (デューイ・ノヴァク Dyūi Novaku?) is the primary antagonist of
Eureka Seven. He is a manipulative sociopath who commits several acts of mass
murder in pursuit of his goals. Through a combination of charisma and brains,
he seizes control of the U.F. as part of his bloodstained quest to rid the
world of the Scub Coral.
As the
former commander of the notorious SOF, Dewey distinguished himself by waging
genocidal campaigns against the Vodarek people. However, his career came to a
screeching halt when he was accused of helping his younger brother, Holland,
defect from the military. This was apparently part of a concerted attempt by
the Sage Council to shut down the remnants of Adroc Thurston's project.
By order
of the government, Dewey is later released and promoted to colonel. He subsequently
takes Dominic and Anemone under his command. In a complicated and carefully
calculated plan, he undermines the public's faith in the Sage Council and
overthrows them.
According
to Dewey, the Novak family existed to calm the planet. The ritual to do so
involved an act of patricide, an act that Dewey assumed was reserved for him.
However, in an unforeseen turn of events, his mother died while giving birth to
his younger brother, Holland. Consequently, the title of "Sacrificial
King" was automatically passed on to his newborn sibling. With his
ambitions of becoming the Novak family's next patriarch ruined, Dewey murdered
his father in cold blood only to have the planet "reject" the ritual
and his succession. With no legitimate heir, the other noble families seized
the Novak family's assets and left Dewey and Holland homeless. As a result,
Dewey bears a pathological hatred for his brother as well as the planet for
denying him what he believed to be his birthright. However, the only account of
this event is given by Dewey to Anemone. It is possible that parts of it might
actually be a delusion he created. At the end of the series, Holland admits
that he did not know how Dewey's madness came to be.
Dewey
also bears a deep hatred for the Scub, and focuses his efforts on destroying it
throughout the series. This hatred is such that by the end of the series, Dewey
now sees the planet it absorbed as beyond redemption and comes to a final
conclusion. To further that ideal, during his final confrontation with Holland,
Dewey revealed to his brother that he secretly had a Compac Drive embedded in
his chest, much like Norb. His Compac Drive, however, is more like a dead man's
switch which he claims binds him to the Earth itself. He states that the entire
world will die with him.
Dewey
foresaw that Eureka or Anemone would become the replacement Scub Coral command
center in the event of the existing command center's destruction. As a result,
he had special collars attached to both girls that would be activated upon his
death (this is done before the events of the series). In the anime, his
confrontation with Holland climaxes with Dewey shooting himself in the head to
set his plan of planetary genocide in motion, while in the manga, Holland kills
him in a duel. This results in the activation of the collars's self destruct
sequence that is meant to be relayed throughout the Scub Coral should either
girl merge with it. Holland is found moments afterward with tears in his eyes
confessing that he was "too late to save " Dewey, showing a rare
moment of sympathy and love for his brother. He goes on in episode 50 to say
that he will shoulder Dewey's "burden", even if it takes the rest of
his life.
The
Council of the Sages
Koda (コーダ Kōda?): Voiced by: Mariko Akashi (Japanese),
Barbara Goodson (English)
Braya (ブラヤ Buraya?): Voiced by: Mugihito (Japanese),
Michael Forest (English)
Kuzemi (クゼミ Kuzemi?): Voiced by: Tamio Ōki (Japanese),
William Knight (English)
The
Council of the Sages is the main authority in U.F., apparently located in the
same starship that brought mankind to the planet or at what is known as the
Capital. They were the few of those aware of the planet's true nature and hid
it from the masses until Dewey exposed the "truth" to the public.
From there, Dewey disbanded the sages, killing Braya and Kuzemi in the process.
Koda, the remaining sage, handed power over to Dewey afterwards. It is unknown
what happened to Koda after.
In the
manga version, Dewey kills the three sages and takes power.
Ageha
Squad
The Ageha
Squad (アゲハ隊 Ageha-tai?) is an anti-Coralian unit created
by Dewey, composed primarily of five specially-trained children whom Dewey
rescued from a refugee camp. Skilled, resourceful, and lethal, these five enjoy
their work as children would. They are blissfully unconcerned about the immense
number of people killed as a result of their efforts, and are only interested
in Dewey's responses. It is revealed by Captain Jurgens in episode 50 that they
were found by Colonel Dewey in Warsaw, victims of an ethnic cleansing.
Captain
Jurgens
Voiced
by: Tetsuo Komura (Japanese), Michael McConnohie (English)
Jurgens (ユルゲンス Yurugensu?) is the captain of the ship Izumo
and a hardened soldier who survived the war which saw the death of his wife and
two daughters. Jurgens is a loyal soldier, and initially follows his orders
whether or not he agrees with them. He eventually finds his personal limit
after reading the last issue of ray=out. He helps to spread Gekkostate's
message by spreading the video of the meeting between Norb and Dr. Bear across
every military channel, essentially informing the entire military. His efforts,
however, only manage to secure the loyalty of his own ship. After that, he
begins operating against Dewey and supports Gekkostate's action along with
Dominic (although Dominic defected to Gekkostate, Jurgens did not).
He is
seen along with Holland in the beginning of episode 50 talking about the Ageha
Squad, and how he is thinking of taking care of them as redemption for his
crimes making the world how it is (meaning blindly following orders up until he
helps Gekkostate). It's been subtly hinted throughout the series that he has
some feelings for or is in some kind of relationship with Maria Schneider.
Maria
Schneider
Voiced
by: Eriko Kigawa (Japanese), Megan Hollingshead (English)
Maria
Schneider (マリア・シュナイダー Maria Shunaidā?) is the executive officer of
the Izumo and trusted right-hand woman of Jurgens. At her computer station on
the Izumo's bridge, her desktop wallpaper is a cartoon bunny wearing clothes.
It's been subtly hinted throughout the series that she has some feelings for or
is in some kind of relationship with Captain Jurgens.
Logica
Logica is
a character who appears only in the manga. As a member of the SOF, he is a former
colleague of Holland's and bears a strong resentment towards him for defecting.
He is downed by Holland in an aerial battle and then later killed by Anemone's
TheEnd. He piloted a standard black Terminus-505 LFO, the basic mech used by
the SOF.
Yauchi
Yauchi is
a character who appears only in the manga. He is a priest and a scienstist who
serves under Dewey Novak. Originally he believed that Dewey was the world's
savior but was later proven wrong after witnessing his actions. During Dewey's
final conflict with Holland aboard his ship, Yauchi betrays him and locks the
two inside the bridge eventually leading to the deaths of Dewey and his control
team.
Dr.
Diamond
Dr.
Diamond is a scientist who appears only in the manga. He studies the Nirvash's
Amita Drive and wants to learn about the Coralians.
Civilians
Axel
Thurston
Voiced
by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese), Steve Kramer (English)
Age:
68
Axel
Thurston (アクセル・サーストン Akuseru Sāsuton?) is Renton's grandfather,
Adroc's father, and a renowned technician who is responsible for Renton's
on-the-job education in mechanical engineering. He initially opposed Renton's
idea to join Gekkostate, but later he decided to let him go, because he thinks
he should see the world for himself, and he also thinks in the end Renton will
come back to live with him, presumably Renton did as he states so and is taking
care of the children while Renton and Eureka travel the world — he jokingly
warns Renton not to return home empty-handed. He was the one who gave the Amita
Drive to Renton, and also created both versions of the typeZERO's ref boards.
Yucatan
Iglasias
Voiced
by: Yutaka Nakano (Japanese), John Snyder (English)
Yucatán
Iglasias is Renton's uncle, who runs a produce farm in his childhood hometown
of Controrado. He catches Renton, Matthieu, and Eureka when they try to steal a
Pancha Fruit from his farm; the three are forced to make up stories about
military service to keep him in the dark about Renton's involvement with
Gekkostate. Renton is often annoyed by Yucatán's overly-patriotic attitude,
though he does not hold it against him. During Renton's visit in "Human
Behaviour", the military was called in to apprehend his companions, but
after they escaped, Yucatán was incarcerated in their place. He owns an M1
Garand battle rifle.
Charles
Beams
Voiced
by: Jūrōta Kosugi (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)
Charles
Beams (チャールズ・ビームス Chāruzu Bīmusu?) is a freelance LFO pilot
and mercenary, with his partner and wife Ray. Initially content in his life of
transporting goods and people, as well as fighting thieves and raiders, he is
brought into conflict with Gekkostate when the Beams are hired by the military
to retrieve Eureka and the Nirvash from them. He and his wife were also part of
SOF, and they share a past with Holland, Talho (it only shows Ray acknowledges
that she knew her), Dewey, and Adroc.
Charles
is personally humorous and easygoing, but under his genial exterior he's still
as much a killer as he was while leading an elite force. He has many dualities
like this in his life — for instance, he displays a collection of high-tech ref
boards in his living quarters aboard the Swan, but in battle he always keeps an
old bolt-action rifle (possibly a Mauser Karabiner 98k) by his side. It is at
least somewhat more advanced than it appears, as the rounds are capable of
piercing LFO armor.
Renton
stays with Charles and his wife for a short while, even at one point calling
him "papa". Charles was killed by Holland during a gun fight in the
Gekko's hangar. His body contained a bomb, which Ray activated when she kissed
him in order to escape capture, leaving no remains for her to mourn.
When
Renton asks Holland why he had to kill Charles, Holland answers that Charles
and Ray, like Holland himself, knew no other way. His name along with Ray's is
a play off artists/designers Charles and Ray Eames. Given the show's tendency
to make musical references, it could also be seen as a reference to Ray
Charles.
Ray
Beams
Voiced
by: Aya Hisakawa (Japanese), Melissa Fahn (English)
Ray Beams
(レイ・ビームス Rei Bīmusu?) is Charles' fighting partner
and wife, and apparently served with him in the SOF. In the past, she was
rendered sterile, possibly by the Seven Swell phenomena that occurred during
the First Summer of Love, and finding a child to call her own has become a
fixation for her. Her day-to-day life with Charles is peaceful, as they perform
various jobs for hire, go to raves, cook for themselves and keep their ship,
the Swan, immaculately clean.
When
Renton temporarily joins Charles and Ray on the Swan, Ray immediately bonds
with him. To her, Renton is the child she could not have and with his presence
finally makes her feel like she has a true family. Her extreme joy turns to
heartbreak when she learns that Renton is not only Adroc Thurston's son but was
also a member of Gekkostate. Even though she lets him return to Gekkostate
without protest, she is emotionally distraught. Her grief later turns to anger
when she learns that Renton is in love with Eureka.
Ray
despises Eureka, who was in the typeZERO when it caused the Seven Swell and
blames her for her inability to bear children. Her anger towards Eureka is only
heightened when she sees Eureka's children, Maurice, Maeter, and Linck. Ray
also blames Eureka for 'stealing' Renton, whom Ray had adopted as her son, away
from her. After Charles's death, Ray loses her sanity, tearing their ship apart
aside from a table with three plates and monogramed mugs for her, Charles, and
Renton. Ray, now completely unhinged, attempts to attack the Gekko again,
planning to destroy it in a kamikaze attack so that she, Charles, and Renton
could be together forever, only to also be killed by Holland when he destroys
the Swan.
Tiptory
Voiced by:
Kazuko Sugiyama (Japanese), Philece Sampler (English)
Tiptory (ティプトリー Tiputorī?) is a member of an anti-Federation
indigenous religious group called Vodarac (specifically, the sect thereof that
is loyal to Norb). She is introduced when Gekkostate made a deal with the
military to capture her and turn her in for money, even though Gekkostate
themselves are against the Federation. Though the attempt appears legit, it is
actually a setup to prevent the Federation from capturing her directly. After
presenting her as a captive and receiving their payment, Gekkostate rescues
her. She is then dropped off at Ciudades del Cielo, the place of Vodarac's
pilgrimage, and the place of Holland's darkest memories. She later shows up to
greet Norb upon his return to the Vodarac homeland. She later appears
throughout the series in small moments though there is rarely any dialogue.
Norb
Voiced
by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese), Jamieson Price (English) Child Norb Voiced by:
Jun Fukuyama (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English)
Norb (ノルブ Norubu?) is a powerful Vodarac priest. He
can be considered the main influence towards Holland leaving the SOF after Norb
explains to him what Dewey is trying to do and the consequences it entailed for
the planet and humanity. Despite his occupation as a priest, Norb smokes, eats
unhealthy junk food (such as pizza and chips), and barely reflects any
religious point of view even when asked to do so.
Norb's
past shows that as a boy he was given the task to be the guardian of what the
Vodarac believed to be their messiah but was actually the first Coralian girl
spawned by the Scub Coral. At first, Norb tried to maintain the solemn duty of
simply doing tasks for this being, or Sakuya, as she would later tell him, but
later earned her affection when he interacted with her by giving her a lotus
flower. Because of the development of this relationship it was believed that
they would be the ones to unite both humanity and the Scub Coral. In the end,
due to various circumstances, both Sakuya and Norb suffer consequences. Sakuya
is left in the form of a giant lotus flower and Norb was left with a Compac
Drive embedded into his chest that originally materialized from Sakuya's
remains. The Compac Drive in his chest gave Norb strange powers. These powers
included the ability to shut-off or disrupt other Compac Drives, manipulate
Scub Coral and cause it to rise as barriers, and even manipulate Trapar energy
to the point of using it as an offensive weapon.
Sakuya
Voiced
by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Jennie Kwan (English)
Sakuya (サクヤ Sakuya?) is Eureka's predecessor, sporting
lavender hair. Because she was a girl of mysterious power, the religious
authority of Vodarac thought she was some sort of messiah and placed her in the
central part of the temple. They banned any disciple from speaking to her, and
allowed very few select disciples to care for her in a highly reverent, if
sterile, manner.
For forty
years since her initial appearance, she had no significant contact with anyone.
This changes when Norb is assigned to care for her. Norb and Sakuya fell in
love. Though they tried to keep it secret at first, a priest catches them
embracing and assumes it to be a sign that Sakuya has chosen someone to travel
to the Scub Coral with. They are hurriedly sent to cross the zone, but fail in
the attempt. Both Sakuya and Norb suffer some sort of physical deformation but
Sakuya is by far the most affected since she is turned into a giant lotus
flower.
After her
transformation, Sakuya erects a barrier around temple city, blocking out
everything, including trapar (which is now poisonous to her). Norb eventually
brings the Gekkostate to meet Sakuya, since her help is needed to get Renton
and Eureka past the Great Wall successfully. Eureka meets with Sakuya in
another reality in the form of a library. There they talk about what they
learned and how Sakuya and Norb first met. After sending Eureka back, she and
Norb stay in the temple to disable the barrier around it and use the energy to
help Eureka and Renton pass through the Great Wall. For Sakuya and Norb, they
were taken to the Zone where they could be together while Renton and Eureka
discovered Earth.
Morita
Voiced
by: Kenichi Ono (Japanese), Terrence Stone (English)
Morita (モリタ Morita?) is the head of the Tresor military
research complex. He was one of the scientists who studied the first Archetype
after its unearthing and worked on both versions of the Nirvash typeZERO.
Morita is also acquainted with Axel Thurston through Axel's work on the first
LFO ref board for the Nirvash. He also knows Holland, though in the past they
don't get along well (for unstated reasons).
Dr.
Greg "Bear" Egan
Voiced
by: Banjou Ginga (Japanese), Joey Camen (English)
Nicknamed
"Dr. Bear" for his physically huge body, Greg Bear Egan (グレッグ・ベア・イーガン Gureggu Bea Īgan?) is an iconoclastic
scientist who was also part of the Tresor research team that initially studied
Eureka and her relationship with the Nirvash. He was renowned as an
'out-of-the-box' thinker capable of combining various theories into a workable
gestalt. He was previously married to Mischa of Gekkostate, and tends to act as
if they were still lovers — for instance, he calls her "My little
cub" and "kuma-chan", the latter meaning "bear". His
behaviour often prompts Mischa to take an even sterner tone than usual with
him. He is fond of candy, often has a stash of it somewhere on his person, and
once told Renton that the candy was part of an important memory in his
relationship with Mischa.
Possessing
many insights on the Scub Coral, the Coralians, LFOs, and Eureka, Bear is both
stunned and overjoyed to learn that from a scientific viewpoint they were found
to be almost identical to the Vodarac teachings of Norb; the similarities were
revealed in a taped meeting aboard the Gekko. The underground video of this,
along with the information published in Ray=Out became one of the main factors
for many people, including some military leaders, to reject what Dewey's group
was doing. His name references the science fiction writers Greg Bear and Greg
Egan.
Dr.
Sonia Wakabayashi
Voiced
by: Yuriko Yamaguchi (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English)
Another
of Tresor's scientists, Sonia Wakabayashi (ソニア・ワカバヤシ Sonia Wakabayashi?) formerly studied Eureka along with Mischa.
While apparently a good friend to Eureka, she's rather high-strung, and not as
adaptable to the Gekkostate lifestyle as Mischa is.
William
B. "Will" Baxter
Voiced
by: Toshio Furukawa (Japanese), Keith Silverstein (English)
William
B. Baxter (ウィリアム・B・バクスター Wiriamu
Bī Bakusutā?) or Will (ウィル Wiru?) is a young man who lives somewhat
close to Gianas. He nurses Renton back to health while he was returning to the
Gekko. He is a bit talkative, yet insightful and empathetic, preferring to work
with nature rather than dominate it. He maintains a large vegetable garden that
is almost impossible to navigate because of the tall grass growing with the
crops. His garden thrives despite his dismantling of several huge pile bunkers
that subdue tectonic movements. He lives with his wife and former engineer,
Martha (マーサ Māsa?), a victim of Desperation Disease. He
speaks to her even though she never answers him audibly. To him, her condition
doesn't evoke despair in him, therefore she does not suffer from Desperation
Disease. In the end (when the world appears to be ending), Martha (and all the
others suffering from Desperation Disease) are miraculously cured. While
William was outside tending to the garden, he turned around and saw Martha
walking again. She smiled at him, and then a giant piece of shrapnel fell onto
their house, presumably killing them both.
Sumner
Sturgeon & Ruri
Though
not having a role in the story, Sumner and Ruri are from the video games TR1:
New Wave and New Vision and make a cameo appearance in episode 45, watching
something launching into space; Ruri has the latest issue of ray=out in her
pocket, and the two are apparently listening to a radio. The events surrounding
Sumner take place a few years prior to that of the anime. They are also the
main characters of the Eureka Seven: Gravity Boys and Lifting Girl prequel
manga, which chronicles Sumner and Ruri's lives when they were Renton's age.
Sumner
Sturgeon
Voiced
by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English)
Sumner
Sturgeon (サムナ・スタージョン Samuna Sutājon?) is from the Sturgeon
family, a prestigious family known for producing top-quality soldiers. His
father, Bernard Sturgeon, is outspoken against the use of LFOs in the military,
and is the first reason why he was recruited into New Wave Academy: to counter
his father's actions. He possesses great skill in lifting and LFO piloting.
Upon graduation, Sumner is transferred to Sawyer Team — an elite KLF group in
the military that is said to be almost on par with Holland's SOF. Sumner never
had any ambitions, goals or dreams before joining New Wave Academy. His only
reason for joining was so that he could pilot the best LFOs. It is there he
meets Ruri for the first time as a fellow cadet in New Wave. It is later
revealed that Ruri leaves New Wave Academy upon discovering a dark truth about
the academy and seeks refuge within the Vodarac, to whom she appears to be
directly affiliated with at present. Sumner is unaware about Ruri's reasons for
leaving, and continues to excel in the academy and serve as Sawyer Team's ace
pilot. The two meet in the future during a solo mission given to Sumner to
investigate the weapons black market in his area, but she later escapes as she
was somewhat involved with the black market.
Sumner is
on patrol on another mission not long after Holland's mutiny, when he first
meets a younger Moondoggie. He asks Moondoggie's purpose in town to which
Moondoggie replied that he was there to meet Holland and join up with
Gekkostate. Following a series of situations designed to draw away the Sawyer
team from the tower, Sumner realizes the immediate Vodarac threat at the tower.
It is then when meets Sumner meets Ruri once more while she is on a mission for
the Vodarac (or possibly Gekkostate). Her objective was to secure the Nirvash
and deliver it to Holland, while Sumner's objective was to protect the tower
against terrorist attacks by the Vodarac.
The two
confront one another and it is then when Sumner's captain intervenes and shoots
Ruri, injuring her arm. Sumner finally begins to realize the lies of the
military, his feelings for Ruri, and what he believes is right. Surprising the
captain and the Sawyer team (all of whom were his close friends), Sumner
defects from the military to save Ruri from certain death. He manages to save
her and has her board his LFO and escape with the promise that they will meet
at their special place while he takes it upon himself to complete Ruri's
objective. Sumner faces off against his teammates and defeats them while riding
the Nirvash. His captain makes one last stand against Sumner and two battle at
it, on military airport grounds and while airborne on refboards. Sumner proves
to be the more skilled pilot and kills his captain in their aerial battle.
Sumner then completes Ruri's mission and hands over the Nirvash to Holland.
When asked about the purpose of the Nirvash, Holland merely replied that the
Nirvash was meant to be piloted by only one person who can use it properly.
Sumner sees over Holland's shoulder a younger Eureka staring at the Nirvash.
Holland then recognizes Sumner's piloting and ref boarding abilities and
invites him to join Gekkostate. Sumner declines saying that he wants to search
for Ruri. Gekkostate departs with the Nirvash, leaving Sumner behind. While
sitting at campfire in the desert, a vehicle comes along that Sumner hails
down. The driver is Moondoggie and he offers Sumner a ride out of the desert.
TR1: New Wave ends here, with the story to be continued on New Vision.
Some time
later, he reunited with Ruri, and the two became involved with the refboard
manufacturers known as Azure. Along with Moondoggie, they briefly traveled with
Azure, sabotaging several military installations along the way. Eventually,
they learned that Azure's activities were tied to a conspiracy within the
military, spearheaded by former New Wave student Steven Bisson and Azure's
leader, Roddy Flame. They were responsible for the proliferation of Compac
Feedback Systems (CFS) throughout the military's LFO pilots, and were planning
on using the technology to revolt and cause mass destruction. Sumner, Ruri, and
Moondoggie fought against Azure and their Army benefactors, eventually
defeating Steven and Flame and ending the threat. While Moondoggie returned to
Gekkostate, Sumner and Ruri stayed together.
Ruri
Voiced
by: Michelle Ruff (English)
Ruri (ルリ?) is a student at New Wave and a friend of
Sumner. She's an ace pilot and a good lifter, but left the academy after
learning about the military's insidious motives, leaving her whereabouts
unknown. Two years later, Sumner meets Ruri again. She explains that New Wave
used data to steal the students' lifting moves and that she was bringing the
Nirvash to Holland. She is in love with Sumner, and the two save the land from
destruction.
In the
manga, Ruri is a spy of the Federation Military. She shows Dominic the truth
about Dewey and helps free Renton and the Gekkostate.
Adrock
Thurston
Renton's
father, Adrock Thurston (アドロック・サーストン Adorokku Sāsuton?), was a military researcher considered a hero
by the military. Original author of the Ageha Plan, which he then sought to
have buried as being far too destructive to ever be implemented. His team was
conducting experiments involving the Seven Swell phenomenon. It's revealed in a
conversation between Eureka and Renton that Adrock vanished during an
experiment on the Amita Drive. He prevented the full destructive force of the
experiment from being unleashed by removing the Compac/Amita Drive from its
socket in the Nirvash, interrupting the transdimension rifting that would have
led to the planet's destruction, but in the process was himself taken bodily
into the rift it created; nothing of him or his uniform remained, save the
Compac/Amita Drive. He was later declared dead, and a massive monument, now
largely unvisited by an uninterested public, was erected in his home town of
Bellforest.
Later,
it's revealed that his state of being was transferred to the Scub Coral along
with other human beings, some of whom in normal reality were apparently
suffering from the seeming catatonia caused by Despair Sickness. These
individuals' consciousness apparently exist in a non-temporal state. They were
staying in this form by their own will to communicate with and to attempt to
understand the true nature of the Scub Coral. When Renton finally met with his
father again, there was no hatred; Renton held his hand and was glad to see him
without any animosity from his past feelings.
Adrock
has no voice actor throughout the series. The only scenes in which he appears
are either narrated flashbacks or non-speaking roles.
Diane
Thurston
Voiced
by: Sakiko Tamagawa (Japanese), Peggy O'Neal (English)
Diane
Thurston (ダイアン・サーストン Daian Sāsuton?) is Axel's granddaughter and
Renton's older sister. She and Axel were the ones who raised Renton after
Adroc's death. She left home some years ago, and for initially unexplained
reasons her family has not heard from her since. Despite appearing in Axel's
family photos and in a silhouette in the series opening, her face isn't shown
for the first 35 episodes — under many different circumstances, her face in
flashbacks and photographs is always covered. Much of the first few episode's
narration are made as if Renton was writing letters to his sister.
Talho is
troubled by Holland's past relationship with her, and reacts with anxiety at
her mention. Diane was obsessed with her father's research; so much that it
affected her relationship with Holland. The terms of their breakup weren't
thoroughly explained, but it's linked with her desire to more deeply understand
Adroc's work.
At some
point, Diane somehow ended up in the command center of the Scub Coral. There,
in a library artificially created by the Scub Coral, she and a small group of
people read to understand the truth they seek. The vast knowledge they wish to
seek would take almost a lifetime and all that remain are under their own
volition. Even though Diane told Renton they'll stay together, the Scub Coral
command center was blown away and Renton had to leave in order to save Eureka
and the kids. It's suggested that the command center will return again and that
Adroc and Diane are alive and well, continuing their reading.
Kes
Kes is a
young girl who is seen in the manga. She meets Eureka when her grandmother sees
Eureka in the village. Once the people in the village recognize Eureka, they
begin to throw rocks at her. Kes asks Eureka to bring back her father whom
Eureka killed. She also helped Matthieu and Hilda by telling them that Renton
and Eureka were captured by the military.
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