SD Gundam Force/Characters

Shute/Shuuto
Shute is a kid genius from Neotopia. He's impulsive and sometimes irritating, however his boundless enthusiasm can be an asset. It was his friendship with Captain that first got the Soul Drive to activate. He's got a lot of guts and little common sense but he's also super smart, so it balances out.


 * Nice Guy
 * Badass Normal
 * Not So Harmless: He might only be a kid but that dosen't mean he should be underestimated.
 * The Power of Friendship: Shute's friendship with Captain activates the Soul Drive.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Nakama: Shute treats the whole SD Force as this.
 * Circle of Friendship
 * A Boy and His X: A boy and his robot.
 * Big Brother Mentor: To Captain and eventually.
 * You Are Not Alone: He says this to Captain a lot.
 * Incorruptible Pure Pureness
 * Humans Are Good: He tells this to the bad guy's all the time. Turns out he's right.

Captain Gundam
The first Gundam created to protect Neotopia. He starts out being a secret that nobody's supposed to no about. At first he lacks an understanding of emotions. Once he makes friends with Shute and the other Gundams he gets better at it. Eventually the Captain needed repairs and gets an upgrade. Not that he wasn't a badass before mind you.


 * Anonymous Benefactor: He starts out as a secret agent for the good guy's.
 * Big Good
 * The Good Captain: Naturally!
 * Captain Superhero
 * Expy/Composite Character: of Commando Gundam and Zephyranthes with The face opening being similar to F91
 * Good Is Dumb: Not exactly dumb, just naive.
 * Straight Man
 * Shining Goodness: Soul Drive Activate!
 * A Friend in Need
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome: Captain will always, and I mean always try to rescue others. Even some of the worst bad guys. And usually at the cost of his own arms!
 * Adaptational Badass
 * Took a Level In Badass: Once he was so badly damaged that he got a whole new look. With some awsome new weapons to go with it.

Zero, The Winged Knight
Knight Gundam from the magical realm of Lacroa. Zero was sent to Neotopia to find help in order to save his homeland from the invading Dark Axis. After two years of searching, the Dark Axis started to invade Neoptopia as well. Normally calm and graceful it's best not to make him mad. Or you could end up buried under a mountian of roses.


 * Blow You Away: Super Magical Violette Tornado!
 * Expy/Composite Character: of Wing Zero and Knight Gundam
 * Knight in Shining Armor: Of course.
 * Knight in Sour Armor: He can be this quit often.
 * Light Is Good
 * Magic Knight: Duh!
 * The Stoic
 * Think Nothing of It: Says this to Sayla after he's been showing off.
 * Heroic Vow
 * I Should Have Been Better: He often feels bad for not being able to stop the inavsion of Lacroa.
 * Instant Runes: Surprisingly solid, too.
 * The Chosen One: That is he was "chosen" to find the big hero's Captain & Shute.
 * The Cape: He wears a rather nice red one.
 * Cross-Dressing Voices: Zero is voiced in English by a female storyboard artist.
 * Suck My Rose: Always is ready to, as Bakunetsumaru put it, "Pull flowers out of thin air."
 * Super Mode: Zero Custom, Knight of Silver Wings...but only after merging with Fenn the Feather Dragon

Bakunetsumaru, The Blazing Samurai
The firey Musha Gundam from the land of Ark. Ark and Lacroa are two lands one the same world in the same dimension. However the two lands are complete opposites, and so are Baku and Zero. Where Zero is calm and graceful, Bakunetsumaru is quick to anger and likes to swing his swords everywhere. However he is an honorable samurai and will help any who need him. He lands in Neotopia after a dimensional transport device the SDG was working on malfunctions, he decides to protect his new home with the same vigor he would Ark.


 * Samurai: Well duh!
 * Just in Time: How Baku first arrives in Neotopia. On a flaming horse no less!
 * The Champion
 * Attack! Attack! Attack!: That's Baku's fighting style plain and simple.
 * Honor Before Reason: Baku's not to bad but many Musha Gundams are like this.
 * Hot-Blooded: If he were any hotter, he'd have melted.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Playing with Fire: He's the Blazing Samurai, so flames come quite naturally.
 * Lord Error-Prone: Again he's not as bad as most Musha Gundams.
 * Justice Will Prevail: Samurai Justice!
 * Martyrdom Culture: The Musha Gundams.
 * Katanas Are Just Better: Baku's got two!
 * Super Mode: Sword of Fire...Bakushinmaru!

Entengo
Bakunetsumaru's faithful steed, Entengo is a mobile horse from Ark.


 * Mechanicle Horse
 * Team Pet: To an extent.
 * Silent Snarker: Being a horse, Entengo can't actually talk, but his facial expressions seem to convey a lot.

Princess Relehimana Miya De Lacroa (Princess Rele for short)
The heir to the throne of Lacroa, and the one who sent Zero to Neotopia in the first place. She spends the first half of the series turned to stone, but after being revived, joins the Gundam Force in their struggle against the Dark Axis, aiding them with her magic. Though a bit headstrong, she nonetheless shows the wisdom of her station.


 * Badass Princess
 * Damsel in Distress / Taken for Granite: Originally.
 * Expy: Of Relena Darlian/Peacecraft.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses: Especially if they're magical.
 * Instant Runes
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: See above.

Chief Haro
the mysterious but reliable leader of the SDG, he gets his name from the Haro ball where his head should be. No one knows if that's a mask or not.


 * Big Good
 * Da Chief
 * It's Not You, It's My Enemies: Tries to keep Shute out of the SDG's business originally.
 * Secret Identity:

Dr. Bell Wood
The young prodigy behind the SDG's dimensional transport device, Bell Wood is a genius and he knows it. Unfortunately, his progress was stymied by the collaterial damage caused by Bakunetsumaru's first battle in Neotopia.


 * Brilliant but Lazy: "the work's complicated, all right? And when people give me attitude, I lose interest!"
 * Insufferable Genius: A less antagonistic version.

Gunbike / Gunpanzer
Captain's original instructor. An AI that's been uploaded into a vehicle, Gunbike was added to the main squad as a trainer. Rough, tough, and by no means easy-going, Gunbike is determined to whip the gang into shape. His AI was later uploaded into Gunpanzer before being sent to Ark.


 * Drill Sergeant Nasty
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * No Indoor Voice
 * Transforming Mecha: As Gunpanzer.

Chief Kao Lyn
The eccentric designer of the SDG's Gundams, Kao Lyn punctuates scientific explanations with liberal demonstrations of kung fu.


 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Eccentric Mentor

Juli
An SDG officer and Chief Haro's assistant.


 * Good Looking Privates: It's unclear what rank she is, but she is pretty.
 * Number Two

Guneagle
Guneagle is a new and inexperineced member of the Gundam Force. He means well but he's also cocky and a bit of a showoff.


 * New Meat
 * Meaningful Name: Gun-EAGLE, get it?
 * Smug Smiler: You can tell that if he had a mouth to do it with he would.
 * Stationary Wings

Gundivers / Gunchoppers
An elite Gundam team for special aquatic and eventually aerial combat for the SDG.


 * Making a Splash: The Gundivers make playing with water look awsome.
 * Giant Wall of Watery Doom: The Gundivers can create one of these when they all work together.
 * If It Swims, It Flies: Averted. Their flight capabilities aren't part of their initial design, but came from Kao Lyn's upgrades.
 * This Looks Like a Job For Aquaman: Originally only useful for underwater missions.

Zako Soldiers
Zako's are the main fighting force of the Dark Axis. ...It's amazing they've won as many battles as they have.


 * Mecha-Mooks: Fits these guy's to a tie.
 * Redshirt Army: Only there green instead of red.
 * Strong Flesh Weak Steel
 * Adorable Evil Minions: Zako's are so cute!
 * Mini-Mook
 * Helpful Mook: Funny thing is, they start out on the more accidentally assisting side.
 * Show Within a Show: Three of them host the Zako Zako Hour, which takes place in The Stinger of some episodes. These segments serve to explain certain aspects of the main series' backstory, such as why the Dark Axis uses control horns, why Kibaomaru's forces are working with them, and other things. However, a combination of the Zakos' stupidity, Fridge Logic, tempermental guests, the Zakos' stupidity, a lack of research, and the Zako's stupidity, causes hilarity to ensue.
 * Verbal Tic: Zako!

Zapper Zaku
Probably THE MOST Trigger Happy guy you'll every meet. He was the first to attack Neptopia and fail. Once the Dark Axis is defeated in Neotopia he becomes the janitor for the Gundammusai.


 * Harmless Villain: He talks the talk but when it comes to walking the walk, he'll always fall on his face.
 * Poke the Poodle
 * Evil Laugh: He loves to do this when he's firing his guns.
 * Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Destroy the dimesions, destroy the Gundams,
 * Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: Zapper graduated top of his class
 * Ax Crazy
 * General Failure: Him and everyone else in his gang.
 * A Father to His Men: Before his promotion, he was actually a lot nicer to the Zakos, teaching two of them how to properly get ahead in life.
 * Start of Darkness: He was always evil, but he started getting bloodthirsty after one of his men was killed giving his machine guns back to him so he could finish a fight on more even grounds.

Grappler Gouf
Grappler is one of the Dark Axis's top fighters. He's the smartest and most levelheaded of the Terrible Trio. Of course that's not saying much.


 * Dastardly Whiplash: He thinks he's the most clever and cunning of the group... he's not.
 * Evil Gloating
 * Jerkass Has a Point: He is a jerk true, but he's usually right also.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down
 * Only Sane Man: Compared to his squadmates, ESPECIALLY during the second half of the series.
 * Smug Snake
 * Swiss Army Appendage: His left arm can be swapped out for either a basic arm or a bladed claw.

Destroyer Dom
Unlike Grappler, Dom is the dumbest of the dumb. There aren't enough words to describe how dumb this guy is. What he lacks in intellegince he makes up for in brute force. "Duh, guns go boom!"


 * Stupid Evil:
 * Took a Level In Dumbass: He actually started out as being very imposing. As you can imagine that didn't last long.
 * Oblivious to Hints
 * Reckless Gun Usage: Believe it or not he's actually worse than Zapper. I know it's shocking.
 * Firing in the Air a Lot
 * Achievements in Ignorance

Zako Red
A Zako Soldier with a unique red-ish color scheme and command fin. Zako Red is stated to be second only to the Commander, and commands the Dark Axis forces during the full invasion of Neotopia. Implied to be nothing more than a remote-controlled puppet for the Commander, as he was deactived once the invasion was complete.


 * Mythology Gag: He and Sazabi are modeled after mobile suit's piloted by Char Aznable.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefullness: Pretty much the only reason he was deactivated. Then kicked away.
 * Verbal Tic: Like all Zakos, but his sounds rather...forced.
 * Xanatos Speed Chess: He's isn't above modifying his plans when need be. After Captain renders the use of Control Horns meaningless, he goes through the next phase (Petrify Neotopia's living creatures with Bagu Bagu) and steals his Soul Drive.

Doga Bombers
The Doga's are the flying force of the Dark Axis. During the invasion of Neotopia, they were commanded by Four Doga Commandos, but they were destroyed before the battle's end.


 * Airborne Mook
 * You Have Failed Me: While the rest of the Commandos get destroyed by the Gundams, Doga Grey is vaporized by Sazabi himself.
 * Four Is Death: The Four Doga Commandos.

Commander Sazabi
The Commander is one of the most dangerous soldiers of the Dark Axis. He was in charge of the invasions of Lacroa and Neotopia. He is both large and powerful, a deadly combination.


 * Galactic Conqueror
 * The Dragon:
 * Classic Villain
 * The Bully: He'll pick on anyone. It dosen't matter wether there friend or foe.
 * The Corrupter:
 * Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: His kicking away Zako Red (the last one with the Zakurello Remote) is what allowed the SDG to take control of the Zakurello Gate.

Professor Gerbera /
The Professor is second in command only to the General himself. He is science officer for the Dark Axis and responsible for all deploment of tropes to other dimensions.


 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: His and The General's. He's the second in command for a reason.
 * Tin Tyrant:
 * Drunk on the Dark Side
 * Badass Bookworm: He is a Professor after all.
 * Sanity Slippage: At first, while definitely not one of the goodguy's, he at least was sane enough to try and manipulate Captain. He almost pulled it off too, but after that. When he ran into Captain again he seemed to lose what little grip he had on reality.
 * Humans Are Bastards: He certainly thinks so.
 * Hypercompetent Sidekick / The Heavy: While Gerbera DOES follow the General's whims, he's the one who handles most of the details, including the invasion of different worlds.
 * Humans Are Bastards: He certainly thinks so.
 * Hypercompetent Sidekick / The Heavy: While Gerbera DOES follow the General's whims, he's the one who handles most of the details, including the invasion of different worlds.

General Zeong
The General is the leader of the Dark Axis. A terrifying figure, his subbordinates live in constant fear of his anger. His body damaged or incomplete, the General sends his forces throughout the dimensions to collect the needed material to finish repairing him... Gundanium.


 * A God Am I: Doesn't say it, but Kibaomaru likens him to a 'Mecha-deity'.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * Bigger Bad: He's the most dangerous enemy in the series, but doesn't really do much until the final episodes.
 * Break the Cutie:
 * Eldritch Abomination: Seriously, look at him!
 * Evil Laugh
 * Finger Gun: Each one the size of a cannon. He's got ten "Digits of Doom" baby!
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * The Unintelligible: Gerbera has to translate all of his dialogue.
 * Manipulative Bastard:
 * Multiversal Conqueror:
 * One-Man Army: He is
 * One-Man Army: He is

Pawn Leo
If there was ever anybody worse at being evil than the Zako soldiers, it's these guys. There so lame that if they were to simply trip they'd expire in a snap.


 * Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: They do fight hard, then get turned into dice. What else can be said.
 * Ted Baxter: They think they're smarter and stronger than Zako Soldiers...they're not.
 * Verbal Tic: Pawn!

Tallgeese, Knight of the Tempest
Tallgeese once wished to become a Knight Gundam. However he didn't meet the required standards. He was so angry that he quickly joined the Dark Axis as soon as they appeared. He enslaved the Sacred Griffin and helped to overthrow Lacroa.


 * Large Ham
 * Big No: He has a really good voice for this.
 * Fan Nickname: In-universe example. His fanclub among the Zakos call him Lord T.
 * Evil Is Not a Toy: Learns this a little too late.
 * Meaningful Name: Shute thinks it's funny. Tallgeese HATES funny!
 * Unwitting Pawn: What he is to Deathscythe.
 * Unwitting Pawn: What he is to Deathscythe.
 * Unwitting Pawn: What he is to Deathscythe.

Deathscythe, Knight of Darkness /
The one who is responsible for the fall of Lacroa.


 * Black Knight
 * Black Cloak
 * Expy/Composite Character: of both Deathscythe and Satan Gundam
 * Playing Both Sides: How he arranged end of the Knight Gundams and eventually Tallgeese.
 * Servile Snarker / The Igor: The role he plays for Tallgeese.
 * Tragic Dream
 * Servile Snarker / The Igor: The role he plays for Tallgeese.
 * Tragic Dream

Noa, Coa, and Doa
The three wise men/boys of Lacroa.


 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: And a Green Oni makes three!
 * Badass Adorable
 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Just becuase there kids dosen't mean there helpless.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Green, actually.

Fenn / Feather Dragon
A legendary Spirit of Lacroa and Zero's very best friend. Destined to save the kingdom with the help of the Chosen One.


 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Cuddle Bug: When he's small and cute that's all you'll want to do to him.
 * Gentle Giant

Mercurius, Knight of Thunder and Vayete, Knight of Storms
Two knight's, followres of Tallgeese. They where trapped in stone by the Knight Gundams but where set free by Tallgeese.


 * Blow You Away: Vayete's power.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Mercurius is red/orange and Vayete is blue. It works!
 * Noble Demon: Demons anyway, they were very loyal to Tallgeese right to the bitter end.
 * Shock and Awe: Mercurius' power.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: The first thing Tallgeese does once he gets the Epyon sword is to kill them and steal their powers.

Epyon
A magic sword Deathscythe gives to Tallgeese, Epyon will grant its wielder with the power of those it slays- but at a price. Anyone who uses the sword will eventually be possesed by it and turned into the Berserker Epyon, a vicious killer with an obsession for devouring his opponents.


 * The Corruption
 * Empathic Weapon
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: The more you use it, the more unhinged you become.

Ashuramaru
Originally know as Kujakumaru. Ashuramaru once got into a fight with Bakunetsumaru. When Baku had defeated him he was supposed to kill him but couldn't bring himself to do so. This sent Kujakumaru over the edge and would be the reason for him to betray Ark by joining Kibaomaru.


 * Don't You Dare Pity Me!: "What is this, pity?! I do not want it!"
 * Jumping Off the Slippery Slope
 * Go Out with a Smile
 * Multi-Armed and Dangerous: The main difference from his former life as Kujakumaru.
 * Rival Turned Evil
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: "What I did...I did for Ark..."

Cobramaru
The Castle Conquerer of the land of Ark. He is one of Kibaomaru's best ninja Gundams. That is, until his record is broken by the Gundam Force.


 * Artificial Limbs: His armor has an artificial tail anyway. Which he puts to good use later in the show.
 * Ditto Fighter: The legendary Cobra Black Armor gives him this power. It can't duplicate a Soul Drive, though...
 * Ninja: Dur!
 * One-Man Army: He's not called the Castle Conquerer for nothing you know.
 * You Have Failed Me: Kibaomaru tells him this almost word for word.
 * One-Man Army: He's not called the Castle Conquerer for nothing you know.
 * You Have Failed Me: Kibaomaru tells him this almost word for word.

Kibaomaru
Warlord of the land of Ark. He joined the Dark Axis in the hope that they would help in his conquest. However he is still an honorable Musha Gundam who follows the Mush code the way he knows how.


 * Ambition Is Evil
 * Badass
 * The Chessmaster: Shogi master.
 * Katanas Are Just Better: His sword is HUGE!
 * Honor Before Reason
 * Martyrdom Culture
 * Not What I Signed on For: When he learns Gerbera's and the General's true intentions, he realizes he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Samurai
 * Shock and Awe
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist

Genkimaru /
A bratty kid Musha Gundam with the power to make holes in space and a serious grudge against Kibaomaru.


 * Big Eater
 * Bratty Half-Pint: Gets better as the series goes on, but still has this.
 * Gasshole: The only character on the show to pass wind. Several times.
 * Messianic Archetype: Shows signs of this towards the end.
 * Orphan's Plot Trinket: His knife  once belonged to his mother. And it's needed for The Reveal.
 * You Killed My Father: "He betrayed my mother... He betrayed me!"
 * You Killed My Father: "He betrayed my mother... He betrayed me!"
 * You Killed My Father: "He betrayed my mother... He betrayed me!"

Zako Busshi
That's right folks... Ark-style Zako Soldiers! These little guys were deployed to Ark to help Kibaomaru, and fight alongside his army.


 * Nice Hat: Ultimately, the main difference from their Dark Axis 'cousins'.
 * Redshirt Army
 * Show Within a Show: The Zako Busshi Hour!
 * Verbal Tic: Busshi, busshi, Zako Busshi!

Nobusshi
These lesser samurai make up the main body of both Kibaomaru and Buritenmaru's armies.


 * Redshirt Army
 * Verbal Tic: In the US dub only, they also go 'Busshi'

Kibao Hoarde
Four elite Musha Gundams who protect Kibaomaru's castle, the Kibao Hoard's membership is Bakuhamaru the Undefeated, Mokinmaru the Sword of Raven, Kijumaru the Battle Beast, and Haganemaru, the Iron Sphere.


 * Arm Cannon: Kijumaru has these in his claws.
 * Badass These guys curbstomped Bakunetsumaru and Zero in their first appearence.
 * Drop the Hammer: Bakuhamaru's weapon of choice.
 * BFS: Mokinmaru's weapon.
 * Four Is Death
 * Spikes of Doom: Haganemaru's weapon are two halves of a giant spike ball he hides himself in as he charges.

Lord Buritenmaru
Bakunetsumaru's lord and master, Buritenmaru is a VERY old Musha Gundam noble who once ruled more than half of Ark, and the only one still trying to fight against Kibaomaru.


 * BFG: Tanega Rifle Tancho Crane!
 * I Was Quite the Looker: Flashbacks show that he was incredibly strong and well-built. Now, however...
 * Miniature Senior Citizens: ...Time has shrunken him to the size of Genkimaru.

Ginkaku & Kinkaku
Lord Buritenmaru's right hand men are always by his side. There jobs are, to protect their lord, carry the Tanega Rifle, and translate what he's saying.


 * Number Two: Two of them.
 * Battle Butler: Both, though they guard more often than they fight.

Cobra Ninja Force
Cobramaru's fellow ninja, all under the employ of Kibaomaru. On their lord's orders, they attempt to assasinate Buritenmaru, but are stopped and destroyed by Bakunetsumaru, wearing the Armor of Bakushin.


 * Agony Beam: Cobra Ninja Formation... Thunder!
 * Four Is Death: The members of the Force are Cobramaru Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green.
 * Ninja

Daishinsho
One of the ultimate weapons of the Land of Ark. Mush Daishinsho can only be commanded by the Dai-Shogun. In a sense he is the weapon that only the next Dai-Shogun may wield.


 * Humongous Mecha
 * BFS: The Dairyogoku Sword, about four times his height.
 * Laser Blade: He can create one if he loses his own sword.
 * Powered Armor
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: Was originally locked up in the moving castle Tenchijo because of how destructive he is. Only the Dai-Shogun can control him.
 * Transforming Mecha:

Shute's family (Nana, Keiko, and Mark)
Shute's has a mother a father and his little sister Nana. At first they are unaware of Shute and the Captain's activites. When they do find out they'er very supportive of him. Perhaps SOME more than others...


 * Action Mom: Keiko may carry Nana everywhere she goes, but don't think for a minute that makes her useless.
 * Disappeared Dad: Mark is alive and well, but spends so much time in his studio writing songs  that he has the least screen time out of any character.
 * Good Parents
 * Oblivious Younger Sibling: Nana's actually a very perseptive baby.

Sayla
Sayla loves to makes cakes for people. And that's just about all she's good for. Zero calls her Princess Sayla becuase he says she looks so much like his own princess. Dispite the fact that they look nothing alike.


 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Dumb Blonde
 * Expy: of Sayla Mass
 * Too Dumb to Live: She may only pretend to be this dumb. If that's the case she's very good at it.
 * Good Is Dumb

Mayor Margaret Gathermoon
Mayor Margaret is the top official of Neotopia and knows of the SDG. She was in charge of making sure the citizens didn't find out about the war. When the Dark Axis launched their large-scale offensive, she was forced to come clean.


 * The Good Chancellor: Mayor
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

Leonardo & Prio
Prio is Maryor Gathermoon's human assistant. Leonardo is Prio's assistant. The two work very well together in order to keep things running smoothely in Neotopia.


 * Dull Surprise: Prio is a master at this. I don't think he ever even raise's his voice once in the whole show.
 * Those Two Guys