Rinne no Lagrange/Characters

Madoka Kyouno
"Maru!"

The Hero of the show, an optimistic, kind-hearted and overtly energetic girl attending a One-Gender School. She's utterly devoted to her hometown and to the duties of the Jersey Club, of which she starts off as its sole member. When given the choice to pilot the Humongous Mecha to protect her town, in a change of pace she readily accepts, maintaining her usual cheerful demeanor the entire time. Her Vox unit is Aura, but she calls it Midori, and it contains the power of wind.

"Madoka: "Today I pray for the happiness of everybody.""
 * The Ace: She seems to be good at everything.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Batter Up: Madoka bats away a flying newspaper dispenser, using a ripped from the ground streetlight.
 * Berserk Button: Don't even think you can get away with insulting or harming her comrades.
 * Catch Phrase / Verbal Tic: Madoka always says "Maru", which means "Tick", "Circle" or "Perfect" in English. (So named because "O" is right and "X" is wrong in japanese game shows) Which may also be a Japanese pun on her name, since "Madoka" can also mean circle.
 * Character Tic: She also makes an air circle.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome
 * Cloudcuckoolander: She doesn't find anything wrong with going to school in her swimsuit.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Madoka uses a ripped electrical line to try and choke Kirius's robot. Of course, since it's a robot, it doesn't do any good. Though, it does make the pilot have a bizarre panic attack because he thinks the ineffective choking might be a "finishing move" he doesn't know about.
 * Crazy Prepared: Madoka just happened to wear a swimsuit under her school uniform the day she sees someone drowning.
 * Curtains Match the Windows: A pretty mundane version, though: brown hair, brown eyes.
 * Destructive Saviour: Madoka consciously does her best to avoid being one. It doesn't always work...
 * Determinator: Not just with fighting robots, but in general.
 * Embarrassing Tattoo: Her Vox mark is located right on her bum, but her cousin Yoko has no qualms with scrutinizing the area at length.
 * Establishing Character Moment: The very first line of the series is also this for Madoka, set to a heartwarmingly-beautiful ocean-sunrise:

"Madoka: "HIROSHI!""
 * Extracurricular Enthusiast: Her defining quirks. Her club is "Jersey Club", which primary activity is being involved in every other extracurriculars, where needed.
 * Falling Into the Cockpit: Originally pilots her Vox without having any idea how to really use it.
 * Fashionable Asymmetry: When wearing her jersey (i.e. pretty much all the time), Madoka has the right leg and left sleeve rolled up.
 * First Name Ultimatum: Madoka doesn't like it that her uncle is drinking in daylight, especially with a complete stranger.


 * Genki Girl
 * Hard Head: While piloting, Madoka hits her forehead hard against the controls of her robot. It doesn't phase her one bit.
 * However, she does get a bruise from it.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: In episode 6, they FINALLY send actual weaponry to the Vox units, and Madoka ends up with a sword.
 * I Call It Vera: Madoka calls her robot, Vox Aura, "Midorin" due to its green color scheme. The English equivalent would be calling it "Greenie".
 * Improvised Weapon: A practitioner of the technique.
 * Jumped At the Call: As long as it helps her friend, Madoka doesn't mind piloting a robot for the first time in her life to defeat alien forces. Which is pretty refreshing when compared to other heroes of other Mecha shows.
 * She's briefly upset when she has to pilot again, but she quickly gets over it.
 * My Name Is Not Durwood: She can't seem to remember Villagiulio's name.
 * Nice Girl: Unconditionally kind to everyone and anyone. Then again, one has to wonder if she really has any other friends aside from Lan and Muginami.
 * The latter point is all but confirmed in episode 10.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Her activating the Rinne the first time was obviously a very very bad thing.  She doesn't intend to, but it still qualifies.
 * Ordinary High School Student
 * Plucky Girl
 * Show the Forehead: While piloting the Vox, she'll tie her hair up. A close look at the picture in episode 6 shows that Yoko wore the same look as a child.
 * The Hero
 * Wrestler in All of Us: Her solution to a robot menace?
 * Suplex Finisher: Defeat it using a German Suplex. Fabulous.

Fin E Ld Si Laffinty (Lan)
"Wan!"

The Lancer to Madoka, a strange and quiet girl who happens to be a princess from a faraway planet. Essentially serves as the antithetical counterbalance to Madoka's blatant cheerfulness. Pilots Vox Rympha, or Orca as she calls it, which hides water-based elemental powers.


 * Adorkable
 * Catch Phrase: "Wan", which sounds similar to her nickname, and is the Japanese onomatopoeia for "Woof!"
 * Character Tics: She also does a Faux Paw.
 * Flower in Her Hair
 * Green-Eyed Monster: For Madoka and Muginami in episode 4.
 * I Call It Vera: She names her Vox 'Orca'.
 * The Klutz: Seen in her attempts to outdo Muginami in connecting with Madoka, which also makes her a...
 * Cute Clumsy Girl
 * Dojikko
 * Leotard of Power: She's required to wear it during missions.
 * Luminescent Blush
 * New Transfer Student
 * The Ojou: How Moid treats her.
 * Overly Long Name
 * Rei Ayanami Expy: Starts off clearly like this, but over time becomes more emotive and outgoing.
 * She's Got Legs
 * The Stoic
 * Not So Stoic: But it's made clear she REALLY cares about Madoka.
 * Strange Girl
 * Superhero Packing Heat: Became this in episode 6 upon receiving a BFG for her Vox.
 * The Woobie: Often on the receiving end of various punishments, embarassing situations and her own insecurities. Add an obvious (despite the seemingly stoic behavior) emotional fragility and Lan becomes this trope. So very much.

Muginami
"Kashikomari!"

A mysterious, yet ultimately somewhat ditzy and idealistic girl. Despite her cheerfulness, she hides quite a sad side to her. She's the pilot of Vox Ignis, which contains fire-based powers.

"Muginami: "You haven't considered my feelings one bit! No one asked you to get my revenge!""
 * Big Brother Worship:  Although they are Not Blood Related, Muginami refers to him as such and even gets a Memoria mark in order to please him.
 * Cloudcuckoolander / The Ditz
 * Double Weapon: Receives a double bladed sword as her Vox weapon.
 * Expy: A blatant one in appearance, name-similarity and personality to Kotobuki "Mugi" Tsumugi of K-On!, with the already impressive rack exaggerated to Gag Boobs level.
 * Gainaxing: The main source of it on the show!
 * I Call It Vera: She nicknames Vox Ignis as 'fuupo', which in certain Chinese dialects means 'amber'.
 * Irony: She promised to get revenge for Lan during the baseball game. When episode 6 rolls around...
 * Irony: She promised to get revenge for Lan during the baseball game. When episode 6 rolls around...


 * Muginami was trying to get Lan to warm up to her by being warm and playful.  Bit of a difference.
 * Japanese Honorifics: Unlike Madoka and Lan who seem to be on a honorific-less First-Name Basis, Muginami uses -chan when referring to the two other protagonists. Despite not being Japanese.
 * New Transfer Student
 * Only One Name
 * Pretty in Mink: Wears some kind of fluffy fur coat over a corset of sorts.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Tareme Eyes
 * Vapor Wear: If episode 7 is any indicator, she apparently doesn't wear a bra.
 * Vapor Wear: If episode 7 is any indicator, she apparently doesn't wear a bra.

Yoko Nakaizumi
Madoka's older cousin, a tough woman who refuses to let crap get to her, or anyone for that matter. Appears to know a bit more about the Vox units than she should, given her profession. The original founder of the Jersey-Club before Madoka took over.
 * Aloof Older Cousin
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: She does this verbally to Madoka.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While she is fairly irritable and a bit physically assertive, she's well-meaning and doesn't let petty things get in the way if Madoka truly wants to pilot the Vox.
 * Playing Against Type: You wouldn't know that the gruff and masculine Yoko was played by Mamiko Noto, the sweet and gentle voice of Nogizaka Haruka, if you didn't look at the credits...
 * Playing Against Type: You wouldn't know that the gruff and masculine Yoko was played by Mamiko Noto, the sweet and gentle voice of Nogizaka Haruka, if you didn't look at the credits...
 * Playing Against Type: You wouldn't know that the gruff and masculine Yoko was played by Mamiko Noto, the sweet and gentle voice of Nogizaka Haruka, if you didn't look at the credits...

Villagiulio
The main antagonist and the leader of Kiss, a group of space outlaws. He was once royalty on his home planet, and for some reason or another is quite into capturing the Vox units.


 * Affably Evil: He doesn't seem like THAT bad of a guy, even if he's somewhat gruff and unkempt.
 * Badass Longcoat: Parodied - he gets into a fight with Hiroshi over one. He won and wears it from that point onward.
 * Big Bad
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid:
 * Villains Out Shopping: The first we see much of him for more than a second, he's in a well-mannered bout with Hiroshi over a fur coat, which he eventually buys.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid:
 * Villains Out Shopping: The first we see much of him for more than a second, he's in a well-mannered bout with Hiroshi over a fur coat, which he eventually buys.

Izo
The rather Hot-Blooded member of the trio from De Metrio's forces who have made an alliance with Kiss.


 * Bishounen
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Red Oni: To Kirius' blue.
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: Watches samurai movie, tries to challenge Madoka on duel repeating what he saw and never realizes he accidentially convinced entire school he's her boyfriend.

Kirius
The more stoic member of the trio from De Metrio's forces who have made an alliance with Kiss.


 * Bishounen
 * Blue Oni: To Izo's red.
 * The Comically Serious
 * I Meant to Do That: Sure Kirius, your sword attacks failed to finish off Madoka's Vox Aura due to them being nonlethal techniques.
 * The Stoic: Though he occasionally lapses into a Large Ham.

Array
The third member of the trio from De Metrio's forces who have made an alliance with Kiss.


 * Bishounen
 * Bishounen

Machiko Iwabuchi
Madoka's teacher.


 * Hot Teacher
 * Retired Badass: A former member of the Jersey club.
 * Sensei-chan

Asteria Lizamarie de Roschefall
The granddaughter of Novumundos' chairman.


 * Covert Pervert: Really seems to be a well-composed and elegant young lady...then starts groping Madoka with relative consistency. Gropey-ojou indeed.
 * Expy: Basically, she is sort of a younger Lili of either or even both versions.
 * The Ojou
 * Overly Long Name
 * Parasol of Prettiness
 * Tareme Eyes
 * The Gadfly
 * Wise Beyond Their Years
 * Wise Beyond Their Years

Moid
Laffinty's Mad Scientist companion.


 * Enigmatic Minion: Although he's on the protagonists' side. Technically.
 * The Mole: He also spies for Le Galite king on the side.
 * Except
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Even when he's yelling at Tadokoro because he wants to watch the Flowers.
 * Jabba Table Manners: We already knew there's something off about him, and in the light-hearted Episode 7 we let our guard down for a second when we see that he ordered a pudding and icecream platter more beffitting for a teenage girl than a man of his age.... And then for the first time in the show he becomes genuinely creepy as he mashes the icecream and pudding into a revolting slurry-like porridge and THEN consumes it. Heck, even the Commander is creeped out by this.
 * The Stoic: Always seen with either a neutral expression or that creepy grin until episode 12.
 * Sweet Tooth

Commander Tadokoro
Commander of the Pharos facility. Rather put upon.


 * Butt Monkey
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: No one takes him seriously. Even his subordinates.
 * Mission Control
 * Reasonable Authority Figure