Karakter & Staf

Van

Utama

Male

Van is the primary protagonist of the series. He is traveling the world, searching after a mysterious man with an artificial claw hand who killed his bride, Helena, on the day of their wedding. Van swore to kill this man to avenge Helena. His primary weapon is a shape-memory cloth held at his side like a pistol. This can change the configuration to a dueling sword or extend to grapple or embed itself into walls. Van can also spin it in place from its hilt at high speed to act as an efficient shield against projectiles.

Takanori Hoshino

Wendy Garret

Utama

Female

Wendy is Van's first travelling companion and joins him to find her brother who had been kidnapped by the Claw Man. Wendy is kind, compassionate and determined and often wishes to assist those in need of help that they meet during their travel, in contrast to Van's policy of leaving everbody to him/herself. Around her neck is a pink tortoise that serves as a good luck charm, given to her by her brother.

Houko Kuwashima

Carmen 99

Pendukung

Female

Carmen 99 (real name, Carol Mendosa) is a bright and self-sufficient intelligence agent/mercenary who Van and Wendy encounter in the second episode of the anime, although Van apparently has met her before. The nickname 'Carmen 99', comes both from her bust measurement (99 cm) and the number of hidden accessories she always carries. She is often looking for more ways to earn money. Carmen grew up in the town of Trinolia with her uncle and his daughter (having lost her parents), both of whom she shared a close friendship with until she left the town. Throughout the series, Carmen frequently leaves Van and Wendy's company to later reunite with them, until she finally joins forces with them at the final stand to save the planet.

Kikuko Inoue

Joshua Lundgren

Pendukung

Male

Joshua is Ray's brother and is talkative, upbeat and sociable. Though he deeply cares for Ray, he is entirely different in behaviour than his older brother. Joshua claims his brother changed to his present behaviour after his wife, Yoshimo's, death at the hands of the Claw Man, and although he also loved Yoshimo, he wishes for Ray to accept her death and return home instead of exating his avenge on her killer. Joshua has great technical skills, being able to repair numerous everyday items, analyze armor weaknesses, and even set up timed explosives. (Source: Wikipedia)

Junko Noda

Pricilla

Pendukung

Female

Pricilla is a pink-haired girl who met Van for the first time in an armor battle tournament. She loves to pilot her armor and gives all the prize money she wins to the efforts of her sister in raising orphans. She controls her armor through a control interface system which allows her movements to be directly mimicked by her armor, thus taking advantage of her great athletics. She later joins Van's company and also gains a crush on him, to Wendy's chagrin. She is not afraid to show her feelings for Van and the Eldorado Five even once enthusiastically encouraged her to purpose a marriage to him, seeing her strong feelings. Another thing which seems to irritate Wendy (and Carmen), is that Van managed to remember Prisilla's name almost right away after their first meeting, while it took him several episodes to remember Wendy's.

Saeko Chiba

Yukiko Steavens

Pendukung

Female

Yukiko is the owner of the inn "Pink Amigo" in the Eldorado Five's hometown. She is the granddaughter of the late Chizuru Steavens, one of the members of the Eldorado Five. Yukiko has a soft spot for the remaining members and the sound of her beautiful voice when it sings always calms them down when their about to create a ruccus. When the Eldorado Five joins Van's company to save the world, she decides to go as well to care for the aging group.

Satsuki Yukino

Kagitsume no Otoko

Pendukung

Male

The Claw (his real name is never revealed) is a mastermind with a nasty looking prosthetic right claw hand and the primary antagonist of the series. He killed both Van's and Ray's wives, and is the subject of their furious lust for revenge. Later in the series it is revealed he plans to create a new world which supposedly will bring happiness to all people and eradicate all sins one has committed during life. Before episode 12, he is only shown in flashbacks as a shadowy figure with the claw hand. In episode 12 however, Wendy runs into a kind, old man who helps her in overcoming her sorrow for her brother. Immediately after the conservation, it is revealed that this man is the claw man when he abruptly screws on his claw hand, to Wendy's horror. His plan apparently is to change the world by dissolving himself and then combining with everyone and everything on the planet on a subconscious level, perhaps acting as a sort of conscience for people. It is never made clear what exactly would happen to civilization or to himself, nor how the process would occur. Though he denies any plans of world conquest, the fact of the matter is that his methods is a form of total dominance over free will and choice. The plan was also violently opposed by some of his crew members, claiming he was planning on committing genocide on the planet. In one of the episodes they attempt to commit a coup against him in order to force him into revealing the details for his plans. During the negotiations, the Claw Man seems to strongly prefer talk instead of violence, insisting that genocide is not part of his plans. This pacifism and goodwill can be debated, as he minutes later kills one of the rebels by hugging him (apparently of love) while slashing his back with his steel hand, thereby killing him. However, when he relinquishes him and discovers he is dead, he breaks into shock, saying "I did it again", and repeatedly apologizing, as if unaware of his embrace being lethal for the rebel. To realize his plans, he gathers a society of loyal and devoted followers (including Wendy's brother Michael and Van's mentor). Within this society he is only known as "The Comrade". He wears simple clothes most of the time, despite his high ranking. He also is shown to like gardening, and the company of animals. In general, he is shown to engage in creative and nurturing activities.

Kenyuu Horiuchi

Michael Garret

Pendukung

Male

Michael Garret is Wendy Garret's older brother and was her only remaining family member in Evergreen after her parents died. When they were younger, he cared very much for her, protecting her when their town of Evergreen was assaulted by bandits. He is later kidnapped by the Claw, and Wendy joins Van in order to rescue him. However, when she finally finds him, it proves out he no longer is kept with the Claw against his will. He reveals that he has joined forces with him in order to realize the Claw's dream of eradicating all sorrow on the planet by creating a new world. Like his sister, he is usually kind and compassionate, but can be fiercely independent when he wants to. Although he has freely joined the Claw, he still has his doubts and struggles to rid himself of his suspicious feelings against the project he has joined, especially when a mutinous group attempts to rebel and they try to get Michael to join them. But in the end, he chooses to stay with the Claw and Fasalina, with whom he ends up sharing a deep bond. Michael is one of the only member of The Original Seven along with Woo who is able to control an "Original Armor" without needing surgical implants embedded into his body. This is the main reason why the Claw chose him, and Michael later proves out to be a vital part of the Claw's plan. He pilots the Original Seven Armor Saudade of Sunday, which was launched into space and destroyed two of the Original Seven satellites. There, he encounters Van and the two of them battle, with Van constantly reminding Michael about Wendy. Whether this is a diversion tactic or Van genuinely cares very much about Wendy, it enrages Michael and he blames Van in turn for making Wendy leave Evergreen. Their fight is interrupted by an explosion brought about by the moon and the liquid-state material surrounding it, but continues when they return to the Planet of Endless Illusion, where Van also continues to scold and taunt Michael for not being a good brother. In the end, Michael is defeated and Saudade destroyed. In the penultimate episode, he and Wendy meet again, and when he tells her to step aside as he still has to complete his mission, she points his own gun towards him, answering that he's not the only one with a mission to complete. She ultimately shoots him in the arm when he keeps on going, using up the last bullet in the gun. Wendy begins to explain the negative effects of the Claw's plan, which only makes Michael even angrier. He then tries to strangle her out of rage, but Wendy is saved by Kameo biting Michael's hand. Even so, he still saves her from being crushed by falling debris, and the two siblings come to an understanding and part ways, with Michael leaving his gun with Wendy and advising her to follow her own path, while he follows his. He and his lover Fasalina seemingly perish after a boulder falls on top of them, though this is not confirmed. Armor: Saudade of Sunday resembles an energy handgun (Source: Wikipedia)

Fasalina

Pendukung

Female

Fasalina is the only female member of the Original Seven pilots. Before being recruited, she worked as a prostitute. She is extremely loyal to the Claw Man, and will do anything to protect both him and his dream. When battling in her armor, Fasalina often taunts her opponents by being very flirtatious, thereby bringing them out of focus. She later develops a romantic relationship with Michael and becomes a faithful supporter of him. When not fighting inside her armor, she uses a staff that can extend, bend or contracts at her will. Carmen 99 develops a glowing animosity against Fasalina later in the series.

Masayo Kurata

Gadved

Pendukung

Male

Gadved had been a good friend of Van and Helena, as both Helena and Gadved worked researching the Original Seven armors. On the tragic wedding day when Van and Helena was critically injured by the Claw Man, a dying Helena asked Gadved to permantly make Van the armor Dann's pilot, thereby making him a member of the Original Seven.

Kazuhiko Kishino

Carossa

Pendukung

Male

Carossa is a member of the Claw Man's society and twin brother of Meryssa, though far more aggressive and rash than her. Whenever they are together it is always he who takes the initiative. Both he and Meryssa were orphans and as such he has developed a deep need for attention, especially from the Claw Man. He is also very protective of his sister and will attack anyone who scares her or makes her cry. Nearly from the beginning, he develops a growing sense of animosity of Michael, partly because he becomes the center of the Claw Man's attention (due to his importance in his plan) and partly because Meryssa develops a crush on him. Both siblings are members of The Original Seven.

Makiko Oomoto

Mellisa

Pendukung

Female

Armor: Sen of Saturday Mellisa is Carossa's twin sister. She is easily frightened but is far more reasonable and cautious than her brother. She later gains a crush on Michael, much to Carossa's chagrin. When in armor battle, she and Carossa operate in sync, allowing them to seamlessly combine into one armor for greater strength and defense.

Chiwa Saitou

William Woo

Pendukung

Male

Woo is a member of the Original Seven and heir to a noble family. He appears cold and collected on the outside, but is filled with rage and turmoil on the inside. Woo suffered from the Oedipus complex, or he regarded his father as an adversary and competitor for the exclusive love of his mother. When Woo was an adolescent, he attacked his father with a knife in an attempt to kill him, but his mother jumped in the way and took the hit instead and was killed. After that, Woo left the township his family had governed due to the painful memories, and left it to succumb to decay. Woo has become increasingly mentally unstable since then and seeks to unleash his pent-up rage in any way he can.

Mitsuaki Madono

Ray Lundgren

Pendukung

Male

Ray is a withdrawn and ruthless Armor pilot whose wife, Shimo, was killed by the Man with the claw hand. He first appears in episode 4 at the last minute, making his main appearance in episode 5 but is opposed at first to Van. Like Van, he travels to find the Man with the claw hand and exact his revenge by killing him. Unlike Van he has far fewer qualms over who dies by interfering with him, something Van despises and is easily provoked by. However, according to Joshua, he apparently was completely different in behavior prior to his wife's death. Later in the series he reveals that he seeks to kill the Claw and then die too in order to meet Yoshimo again. Like Van, he also abstains from alcohol, drinking water instead. His rivalry with Van stems from the fact that both of them want to kill the Claw. Later in the series, they work together, although they show little concern for each other, even when engaged in combat with enemies. Ray's primary weapon is a katana-shaped gun with a large magazine where the blade would be. He holds it just ahead of the hilt and spins it to fire streams of bullets. He has several hidden weapons, such as the heels of his shoes. One acts as a very small hand held gun, while the other provides a way of summoning and remote controlling his armor, Volkein. While Ray is piloting, Volkein is armed with a variety of power with its most powerful weapon being the beam howitzer, a weapon strong enough to obliterate one of the original seven armors in one hit.

Takahiro Sakurai

Lucky The Roulette

Pendukung

Male

A man who is obsessed with luck, Lucky is the leader of a notorious band of outlaws called "The Wild Bunch." Having taken over the town of evergreen, he demands that the surviving citizens give him access to the town's bank vault. He attempts to take the vault by force with his armor only to be quickly defeated by Van. After his defeat, he gives Van his first clue to finding The Claw, including the fact that he kidnapped Wendy's brother (on The Claw's orders.)

Kyousei Tsukui

Jose

Pendukung

Male

A member of the eldora five, Jose appears to be the second -in-command of the group. He's often arguing with Nero over their glory day stories, saying how often he had to bail out his leader in various situations, which Nero quickly denies. Even after Jose and the rest of the eldora five join Van and Co. in their assault on The Claw's island, he still argues with Nero often over the repairs of their armor, claiming that they should have brought Bucchi along.

Motomu Kiyokawa

Nero

Pendukung

Male

A member of the eldora five, Nero is the apparent leader of the group. A strong lover of alcohol, Nero frequently drinks himself unconscious, all the while, telling heroic tales of his glory days. In the eldora five's armor, Nero is the chief gunner. He first meets Van for the first time when Wendy drags an unconscious Van to the pink amigo restaurant for food. He takes to Van immediately as a fellow armor rider who does (what he considers) great, heroic deeds. He and the rest of the eldora five join Van for good later on when Van goes to assault The Claw's island.

Masaharu Satou

Bucchi

Pendukung

Male

A mad scientist who lives in the town of gloria, Bucchi is often shunned by the rest of the townspeople for being reclusive. He constructs an armor to take revenge on the town for their unfair treatment of him and discrimination against his work. He's defeated by the eldora five (with a little help from Van), and given a chance to mend his ways. To make up for his past misdeeds, he enhances the El Dorado with new technologies, such as the bucchi engine, much to Nero's chargin. The eldora five do not bring Bucchi along when they join with Van, which Jose believes was a mistake, and he always reminds Nero of this fact whenever they have trouble with their armor's maintenance. However, Bucchi does send data to help Joshua with his calculations, in order to send Van into space.

Mitsuo Iwata

Bario

Pendukung

Male

A member of the eldora five, Bario is the voice of reason and patience within the group. The most physically imposing of the group, he's usually seen reading books or playing peacemaker in one of Nero and Jose's arguments. But despite his docile nature, he's actually the first one to throw a punch whenever one of his friends is insulted, or throwing the book he's reading in their face as the case may be.

Katsuhisa Houki

Carlos

Pendukung

Male

A member of the eldora five, Carlos seems to be eternally sleep, even during battle. Though he sleeps constantly, the other members bring him along in their armor anyway, saying to others that he's "awake in spirit." He awakens only twice in the series, once after the battle with Bucchi's armor, and the second time during the climactic battle with The Claw, activating their armor's reserve power cell and reminding his comrades that they should have read the manual.

Takashi Taguchi

Denehee

Pendukung

Male

Jin Yamanoi

Mary

Pendukung

Female

Tomoko Miura

Bunny Montana

Pendukung

Female

Megumi Toyoguchi

Kratt

Pendukung

Male

Eiji Yanagisawa

Tony Montana

Pendukung

Male

Shouzou Iizuka