List of Fafner in the Azure characters

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This is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese anime television series, Fafner in the Azure .

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Main characters

Kazuki Makabe (真壁 一騎, Makabe Kazuki)
Voiced by: Makoto Ishii (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English, TV series), Micah Solusod (English, Heaven and Earth)
Kazuki is very quiet which makes it seem like he has a cold personality, but he is in fact a very kind and sincere character. He has a fear of hurting those around him, which causes him to distance himself from everybody—even his friends. [1]
Like most of the children on Tatsumiya Island, he had no idea the Earth was under invasion and strives throughout the series to understand why the adults hid this from him, and especially, why his estranged childhood friend Sōshi is so willing to do whatever it takes to defend this humble island. Naturally, to someone with such a gentle nature, having to fight for his life constantly is a bewildering experience that causes him to question who he is and what he believes in, but he really grows as a person over the course of the story and becomes everything a real and uncliched hero ought to be.
Kazuki is originally the pilot of the Mark Elf (XI), but is given the much more powerful Salvator-Type Fafner, the Mark Sein, later in the series. His mother, Akane, was assimilated by Festum long ago and he now lives with his father Fumihiko who he gets along with very well. He enjoys getting to know Sōshi outside of battle again, and feels comforted when he's with Maya. Living with only his father, he does all the cooking and shopping and thus is an excellent chef. He also seems to be very bad at card games (he's too honest to be good at bluffing).
Sōshi Minashiro (皆城 総士, Minashiro Sōshi)
Voiced by: Kōhei Kiyasu (Japanese), Steve Staley (English, TV series), Josh Grelle (English, Heaven and Earth)
Sōshi is basically the only one of the children on Tatsumiya Island who knows the truth—the world has been under invasion by an alien race called the Festum for the past three decades and Japan was destroyed 28 years ago. He is the son of Kōzō Minashiro, the commander of the secret military fortress ALVIS, which is hidden in the bowels of the peaceful-seeming Tatsumiya Island. From a very young age, Sōshi was bred to become the next commander of ALVIS, so he has had a very isolated childhood carrying the heavy secret of the war and being told day in and day out that he must live only to protect the island. Though he was very close friends with Kazuki as children, due to an incident in which Kazuki ended up blinding Sōshi's left eye, they have drifted apart, but find themselves once again clinging tight to each other for support when the Festum attack Tatsumiya and it is up to the two of them to defend it.
Because of his incomplete vision, Sōshi cannot pilot a Fafner and fight the Festum hand-to-hand. Instead, he acts as the battle commander who connects directly into the minds of all the Fafner pilots through a super computer called the Siegfried System, and directs them in battle. All the pilots, especially Kazuki, hold to him for strength and leadership—a burden that he shoulders with grace and stoicism.
Because of his years of virtual isolation, he is rather awkward socially, (in fact, most people find him quite unapproachable or mistakenly think him hard-hearted). Kazuki alone seems to make efforts to understand and befriend him and the two become very close over the course of the series. Sōshi also has a little sister named Tsubaki who is the island's Core and powers all the computer systems on it. He later pilots Mark Nicht, another Salvator-Type Fafner which like Mark Sein is born from power of nothingness of Tatsumiya Island's Mir.
Maya Tōmi (遠見 真矢, Tōmi Maya)
Voiced by: Marika Matsumoto (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English, TV series and Heaven and Earth)
Maya is a childhood friend of both Kazuki and Sōshi. She is a very lively girl who enjoys rock climbing. She is very frank about everything she says which gives her an air of reliability... but when it comes to romance she has a long way to go. [2]
Her mother, Chizuru, is the only doctor on the whole of Tatsumiya Island. She also has an older sister named Yumiko who works as a teacher for the handicapped. Although her family works a lot in the medical field, Maya herself has never had much skill in the field... In fact, she even has trouble applying a bandage when needed.
Maya is an amazing mix of compassion, genuine sweetness, and steel. She has a surprising inner strength as we see in how calmly she thinks under pressure, her willingness to defy authority when she feels it is in the wrong, and her selfless courage in defending her loved ones no matter the situation. She is also extremely observant and sees much more deeply into other people's feelings than they are often willing to show. Her sweet nature translates into an impressive battle persona of icy-calmness. She is the best sniper of the Fafner pilots and eventually becomes the pilot of Mark Sieben (VII). After being captured by the Neo UN, she becomes a test pilot of the Mark Raison. Later, she manage to escape and kills Billy's brother, Dustin, for killing Hiroto.
Canon Memphis-Hazama (カノン・メンフィス-羽佐間, Kanon Memphis-Hazama)
Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Megan Hollingshead (English, TV series), Morgan Garrett (English, Heaven and Earth)
Canon enters the series in episode 11 along with Michio. The two are the ace Fafner pilots of the Neo United Nations' Human Army. She is an excellent and seasoned warrior despite her youth—a result of the war-torn life she has led. She is originally from Dublin, Ireland, which was completely annihilated four years prior to the series. All her family slaughtered, she is taken in by Hino Michio, a Human Army soldier, who teaches her the ways of the soldier. Hardened by a lifetime of fighting, she now simply exists and follows orders, unable to act, decide, desire or do anything of her own will.
When she arrives on Tatsumiya Island, she is at first offended and then confused by the peaceful world she encounters there. Over time, though, she begins to understand and accept peace and wants desperately to belong there. She becomes friends with Sakura and the other pilots and seems to develop some deeper interest in Kazuki. She is assigned to live with Yōko Hazama, whom she slowly opens up to. She represents the hope that mankind, despite having lived in a non-stop war for the past 30 years, can remember and return to a life of peace. In the events of Exodus, she gains the power to see the future, however she used it through an extent that it used up her life. Before she disappears, she used up her knowledge on her visions on changing the future on developing a new Fafner Model: the Eiherjar-Model and solving the assimilation phenomenon before she fades into the light.
Canon pilots the Babalon Fafner (which is not a Nothung model like those on Tatsumiya Island), later temporarily pilot the Mark Drei (III) and pilots the Mark Dreizehn (XIII).

Fafner Pilots of Tatsumiya Island

Fafners are giant humanoid war machines developed by mankind to combat the Festum invasion. Depending on the potential of the pilot, which can be looked through their Synergetic Code profile, they are capable of exhibiting immense power. The more closer their Synergetic Code to the golden ratio, the more potential they are as the pilot of Fafner. In the sequel Exodus, they even develop their latest abilities called SDP (Super Dimensional Power) after the new core of the island awakens. The name FAFNER refers to the character Fáfnir from Norse mythology who turned into a dragon to protect its treasure.

Fafner pilots of Tatsumiya Island contain part of Festum's element within their bodies, which is an important thing in order to move the Fafner. Through Nibelung System, the pilot is able to synchronize with Fafner. Unfortunately, they will also experience the side-effect called assimilation phenomenon when piloting the Fafner and ultimately take on their own lives when the final sign of assimilation phenomenon occurs to them. As the series progress, there are some ways to hold and reverse the effect of assimilation phenomenon and a cure is also yet to be found.

Shōko Hazama (羽佐間 翔子, Hazama Shōko)
Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki (Japanese), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)
Pilot of the Mark Sechs (VI) in the original series.
Maya's close friend. Plagued with physical weakness from birth, she is often absent from school. She never leaves home without her straw hat. She longs for Kazuki, and although this is known to Maya, Shōko has yet to muster the courage to tell Kazuki himself. Knowing that her fate is piloting Fafner despite her condition, she willingly boards the Mark Sechs alone to defeat the enemy and ultimately sacrifices herself to protect Tatsumiya Island.
In the sequel Exodus, Shōko briefly reappears along with the deceased residents of Tatsumiya Island in Keel Block, where Gordius Crystals grow and later with Canon in Kazuki's restaurant in front of kyuou.
Kōyō Kasugai (春日井 甲洋, Kasugai Kōyō)
Voiced by: Miyu Irino (Japanese), Yuri Lowenthal (English)
Pilot of the Mark Vier (IV) in the original series, later in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus.
A gentle boy, well-liked by everyone, has feelings for Shōko that he's unable to express. Kōyō turned into a Festum after being assimilated in the first series, but later chooses to fight alongside Tatsumiya Island and appears to protect the island when in danger as seen in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus.
Sakura Kaname (要 咲良, Kaname Sakura)
Voiced by: Satomi Arai (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (English, TV series), Leah Clark (English, Heaven and Earth)
Pilot of the Mark Drei (III) in the original series, later in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus.
Sakura is the only daughter born into the family that runs the Kaname Dojo on Tatsumiya Island. Her mother, Kiyomi, is a P.E teacher, and her father Seiichirō was a powerful martial artist who was killed in the first assault of the Festum - much to Sakura's dismay. She now fights against the Festum to continue what her father left behind him. As the series progress, she falls in love with Kenji and ultimately accepts his marriage proposal to her. She also changes her surname into Sakura Kondō (近藤 咲良, lit. Kondō Sakura).
In the sequel Exodus, her SDP ability is able to summon and command Fafner Trooper type from Mark Drei by using Sleipnir System. However, it affects her body temperature as the side-effect of using her SDP ability.
Kenji Kondō (近藤 剣司, Kondō Kenji)
Voiced by: Minoru Shiraishi (Japanese), Lex Lang (English, TV series), Austin Tindle (English, Heaven and Earth)
Pilot of the Mark Acht (VIII) in the original series, later in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus.
Kenji is a good-looking young man who doesn't try to hide who he is - in his opinion school exists for the girls, not the studies. He sees Kazuki as his rival, but Kazuki does not see him in the same way. Even so, Kenji often challenges Kazuki to various things but is beaten more often than not. As the series progress, he becomes a responsible person, assuring to protect everyone, especially Sakura. He eventually proposes and marries her.
In the sequel Exodus, his SDP ability is able to regenerate the lost or destroyed parts of Fafner when in the battle. He also temporarily replaces Soshi's position in controlling Siegfried System when he leaves Tatsumiya Island.
Mamoru Kōdate (小楯 衛, Kōdate Mamoru)
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)
Pilot of the Mark Fünf (V) in the original series.
An energetic boy who is obsessed with the manga "Mobile Samurai Goubain". During battle, he sorties wearing a Goubain toy helmet. While wearing it, his fears are subsided and his confidence is boosted, allowing him to fight like a manga hero. This helmet is passed on to Hiroto Dōma and later Mimika Mikagami. He died when fighting the Festum to protect the island.
In the sequel Exodus, Mamoru briefly reappears along with the deceased residents of Tatsumiya Island in Keel Block, where Gordius Crystals grow.
Hiroto Dōma (堂馬広登, Dōma Hiroto)
Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English, TV series), Chris Burnett (English, Heaven and Earth)
Pilot of the Mark Fünf (V) in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus.
A confident, easy-going but generous and wise person, he serves as an idol and announcer of Tatsumiya Island. He usually goes along with Seri, where he seems has a crush on her.
In the sequel Exodus, Hiroto is shot down and killed by Dustin Morgan. His Mark Fünf is later captured by Neo U.N which is then used as a basis of the new Salvator model, Mark Raison. Since he leaves Tatsumiya Island, he doesn't develop his SDP ability. His remains manage to be retrieved by Kyōsuke Mizoguchi as he escapes with Maya.
Seri Tatekami (立上 芹, Tatekami Seri)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese), Megan Hollingshead (English, TV series), Jad Saxton (English, Heaven and Earth)
Pilot of the Mark Zwölf (XII) in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus.
She is gentle and quiet, but otherwise caring person. When not on her duty, she spends her time to go to the mountain to catch the bugs. Seri develops emotional bond with the island's core, Tsubaki and Orihime Minashiro.
In the sequel Exodus, her SDP ability is assimilating nearby objects around her by touching them.
Rina Nishio (西尾 里奈, Nishio Rina)
Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi (Japanese), Mela Lee (English, TV series), Jamie Marchi (English, Heaven and Earth)
Pilot of the Mark Neun (IX) and Zero Fafner in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus.
Akira's twin sister. Rina is energetic and confident, but somewhat emotional person. She greatly admires Maya and actively seeks the chance to be praised by her. She also has a crush on Kenji and is a bit shocked hearing that Kenji and Sakura will be marry.
In the sequel Exodus, her SDP ability is boosting the power of Fafner armaments, though it will leaves her in a lethargic state shortly after.
Akira Nishio (西尾　暉, Nishio Akira)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese); Ben Bryant (English)
Pilot of the Mark Zehn (X) and Zero Fafner in the sequel Heaven and Earth and Exodus. Rina's twin brother. In contrast with his twin sister, Akira is calm and gentle but somewhat can be impulsive too. He desires to become as strong as Kazuki so that he can protect the others. Akira also has a crush on Maya. Since he leaves Tatsumiya Island, he doesn't yet develop his own SDP ability. He was then assimilated after protecting the Third Alvis from the Festum.
Reo Mikado (御門 零央, Mikado Reo)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese); Max Mittelman (English)
Pilot of the Mark Vierzehn (XIV), which is also dubbed as Susanoo in the sequel Exodus. Reo is the oldest trio of the third-generation Fafner pilot of Tatsumiya Island and skillful in sword-art and making pastry. He has a crush on Mimika, although she is yet to be aware of his feeling. In the sequel Exodus, his SDP ability is teleportation from one to the other place, creating dimensional portal. As the effect of using his SDP ability, it also creates dimensional hole on his body.
Mimika Mikagami (水鏡 美三香, Mikagami Mimika)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa
Pilot of the Mark Fünfzehn (XV), which is also dubbed as Tsukuyomi in the sequel Exodus. Sweet and cheerful person, Mimika excels at sports. Her physical stamina is also above the average which make her best-suited to pilot Tsukuyomi. She idolizes Hiroto Dōma and enjoys reading Mobile Samurai Goubain manga while in her spend time. Ultimately, Hiroto passes his Goubain helmet to her before he leaves the island. In the sequel Exodus, her SDP ability is able to create the barrier to hold on the enemies, though it will also form the black spheres on parts of her body and ultimately, her whole body, as the effect of using her SDP ability. It is shown when she pilots her Fafner to her limit when shielding the island from the Festums, making her whole body is assimilated and changed into the black sphere. However, her soul and her mind still retain within. Later on, she regained her body back after Kazuki saved everyone from the Festum during the battle in the Third Alvis.
Sui Kaburagi (鏑木 彗, Kaburagi Sui)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono (Japanese); Max Mittelman (English)
Pilot of the Mark Sechszehn (XVI), which is also dubbed as Amaterasu in the sequel Exodus. A clever teenage boy who has a crush on Rina. He has a sister named Sanae Kaburagi who was the pilot of Fafner Titan Model and died while participating in the L-Plan as seen in the prequel Right of Left. Sui has a strained relationship with his mother since his sister died. He rarely speaks up his mind firmly but as the series progress, find the strength to do so and finally reconciles with his mother. In the sequel Exodus, his SDP ability is summoning nearby objects or persons around him, though he cannot summoning back the deceased one. His weight also increases as the effect of using his SDP ability.

ALVIS

ALVIS is not only the name of the Fafner-operational submarine fortress, but also the name of the organization of the people who work there. It is not simply a warship: many different facilities exist inside. CDC is the command room. The island's core sleeps in the Cave of the Valkyrie. Solomon is held in the Keel Block. Fafner is stored in Burg. In addition to these, it provides every other essential facility, from a medical ward to a cleaners. [3] Later revealed in Exodus that there are at least three known Alvis-class ships in the world created as a part of Arcadian Project. However two of these survived.

Fumihiko Makabe (真壁 史彦, Makabe Fumihiko)
Voiced by: Masahiko Tanaka (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English, TV series), Brian Mathis (English, Heaven and Earth)
Kazuki's father and commander of ALVIS after Kōzō Minashiro's death. He owns a ceramic store and learned how to make them from his wife, Akane Makabe.
Kōzō Minashiro (皆城 公蔵, Minashiro Kōzō)
Voiced by: Joji Nakata (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)
Sōshi's father. The previous commander of ALVIS and headmaster of the school on Tatsumiya Island.
Chizuru Tōmi (遠見 千鶴, Tōmi Chizuru)
Voiced by: Emi Shinohara (Japanese), Kate Higgins (English, TV series), Luci Christian (English, Heaven and Earth)
The doctor on the whole of Tatsumiya Island and Maya's mother.
Yumiko Tōmi (遠見 弓子, Tōmi Yumiko)
Voiced by: Yukana (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English, TV series), Cynthia Cranz (English, Heaven and Earth)
Maya's older sister. A teacher for the handicapped when not working as an ALVIS operator. She marries Michio Hino and has a natural-born daughter named Miwa Hino.
Yōko Hazama (羽佐間 容子, Hazama Yōko)
Voiced by: Nanaho Katsuragi (Japanese), Jane Alan (English, TV series), Lydia Mackay (English, Heaven and Earth)
Shōko's mother by adoption, and later in the series, Canon's. She works as a technician and mechanical engineer in ALVIS. Also owns a dog named Chocolat after being delivered by Kōyō and a cat named Kuu.
Kiyomi Kaname (要 澄美, Kaname Kiyomi)
Voiced by: Shizuka Ishikawa (Japanese), June Ellis (English, TV series), Colleen Clinkenbeard (English, Heaven and Earth)
Sakura's mother. A P.E teacher when not working as a CDC operator of ALVIS. Her husband died in the first assault of the Festum.
Seichirō Kaname (要 誠一郎, Kaname Seichirō)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese); James Lyon (English)
Sakura's father. A powerful martial artist. He was killed in the first assault of the Festum.
Ayano Kondō (近藤 彩乃, Kondō Ayano)
Voiced by: Sakiko Tamagawa (Japanese); Barbara Goodson (English)
Kenji's mother. A school maths teacher when not working as an ALVIS operator. She died when Festum attacked the ALVIS in the original series.
Chisato Kōdate (小楯 千沙都, Kōdate Chisato)
Voiced by: Ai Sato (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English)
Mamoru's mother. She died when Festum attacked the ALVIS in the original series.
Tomatsu Kōdate (小楯 保, Kōdate Tomatsu)
Voiced by: Akimitsu Takase (Japanese), Kim Strauss (English, TV series), Chuck Huber (English, Heaven and Earth)
Mamoru's father. Head Mechanic of ALVIS. He also works as an author and publishes serial manga called "Mobile Samurai Goubain", whom Mamoru initially unaware that the manga he enjoyed reading is actually created by his own father.
Kyōsuke Mizoguchi (溝口 恭介, Mizoguchi Kyōsuke)
Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (Japanese), John Smallberries (English, TV series), Chris Rager (English, Heaven and Earth)
Leader of the squad of ALVIS. An easy-going, humorous, and yet responsible and reliable person and also an experienced fighter, Kyōsuke often serves as an advisor to Maya, teaching her how to fight and use the weapons when in the battle.
Ikumi Nishio (西尾 行美, Nishio Ikumi)
Voiced by: Hisako Kyoda (Japanese), June Ellis (English, TV series), Juli Erickson (English, Heaven and Earth)
Akira and Rina's grandmother. The professor of the ALVIS, she once developed the prototype Aegil-model, called Zero Fafner. However, during its first test, her daughter and her son-in-law was assimilated in. Shocked after, she retired from her works, though still giving advice to the young personnel of the ALVIS. Currently, she runs the grocery store and is taking care of her grandchildren. She also the first person who aware of the appearance of the Gordius Crystals in Keel Block.
Jeremy Lee Marcy (ジェレミー・リー・マーシー, Jeremī Lī Māshī)
Voiced by: Aya Endo (Japanese); Anastasia Muñoz (English)
A former member of the Neo U.N. who defects to Tatsumiya Island and becomes an ALVIS operator.
Ian Kamp (イアン・カンプ, Ian Kanpu)
Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (Japanese); Andrew Chandler (English)
A former member of the Neo U.N. who defects to Tatsumiya Island and becomes part of the Fafner mechanic team.
Olga Katina Betrenko (オルガ・カティーナ・ベトレンコ, Oruga Katīna Betorenko)
Voiced by: Miyuu Sawai
A former member and Fafner pilot of the Neo U.N. who defects to Tatsumiya Island. She serves as a CDC operator of ALVIS. Olga dies when her plane is attacked by Festum while en route to Tatsumiya Island. Later briefly reappears alongside the deceased residents in Keel Block.
Chen Jing Jing (陳晶晶, Chin Shōshō)
Voiced by: Michiko Komatsu
A former member and Fafner pilot of the Neo U.N. who defects to Tatsumiya Island. She serves as a CDC operator of ALVIS.
Vera del Gnoni (ベラ・デルニョーニ, Bera Derunyōni)
Voiced by: Natsuki Aikawa
A former member and Fafner pilot of the Neo U.N. who defects to Tatsumiya Island. She serves as a CDC operator of ALVIS.
Mitsugu Jinnai (陣内 貢, Jin'nai Mitsugu)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
The next to inherit Mizoguchi's squad. It is hinted that he's in a relationship with Mai as her father suggests that they should get married already.
Saki Masaoka (将陵 佐喜, Masaoka Saki)
Voiced by: Azumi Asakura
Ryō's aunt. An information officer in Mizoguchi's squad. Later replaces Kaname's position as a CDC operator of ALVIS.
Mai Dōma (堂馬 舞, Dōma Mai)
Voiced by: Saori Seto
Hiroto's older sister. Nickname "Don't Mind Mai" as it is her trademark quote. She temporarily stands in for Olga as a CDC operator when the latter leaves for the expedition in the sequel Exodus.
Ryōhei Dōma (堂馬 量平, Dōma Ryōhei)
Voiced by: Suzuki Kiyonobu
Hiroto and Mai's father. He owns a restaurant on Tatsumiya Island.
Masakazu Mikado (御門 昌和, Mikado Masakazu)
Voiced by: Tsuguo Mogami
Reo's father. His wife is from Belgium, making his son half Japanese and half Belgian. Currently owns a cake store. He is also skillful in sword-art.
Yūko Mikagami (水鏡 有子, Mikagami Yūko)
Voiced by: Michiko Kaiden
Mimika's mother. She works as a fisherman and runs a boat house on Tatsumiya Island. She loves her daughter very much and is shocked when hearing that Mimika is selected as the pilot of Fafner, although she later supports her daughter.
Kanae Kaburagi (鏑木 香奈恵, Kaburagi Kanae)
Voiced by: Junko Takeuchi
Sui's mother. Since the death of her daughter, Sanae Kaburagi, Kanae suffers from guilt and pays little attention to her son. She even proposes a second L-Plan in hope to reunite with her deceased daughter. Realizing that Sui is also fond of Sanae and her actions will only make her daughter sad, Kanae finally reconciles with him and decides to abandon the second L-Plan proposal. She owns a beauty salon on Tatsumiya Island.
Mitsuru Kaburagi (鏑木 充, Kaburagi Mitsuru)
Voiced by: Takahiro Fujiwara
Sui's father. He works as a policeman on Tatsumiya Island and also a fighter-plane pilot of ALVIS. His daughter's death also crushes him greatly, but he does his best to help with the reconciliation between his wife and son and is overwhelmed with joy when his family finally reunites once more.
Masaki Tatekami (立上 真幸, Tatekami Masaki)
Voiced by: Masafumi Kimura
Seri's father. He runs a shrine on Tatsumiya Island, where Seri also helps him with the ceremonies.
Suzuna Tatekami (立上 鈴奈, Tatekami Suzuna)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kobayashi
Seri's mother. She works as a fashion designer and once makes a dress for Orihime Minashiro.

Neo U.N.

Neo United Nations. Their military force is generally referred as the Human Army.

Hester Gallop (ヘスター・ギャロップ, Hesutā Gyaroppu)
Voiced by: Yoshino Ohtori
Secretary-General of the Neo United Nations, who wishes the total eradication of the Festum. However in Exodus, it's revealed that she has the Mir recovered from the Third Alvis.
Michio Hino (日野 道生, Hino Michio)
Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori (Japanese); Jack Bauer (English)
A young man who joins the Human Army along with his father. He participates in the Neo United Nations Tatsumiya Island occupation mission, but after discovering their plan to blow up the island, ends up saving it. Returning to his homeland, he confesses his love to Yumiko Tōmi and they are married. He's killed shortly before the birth of his daughter.
Mitsuhiro Bartland (ミツヒロ・バートランド, Mitsuhiro Bātorando)
Voiced by: Katsuji Mori (Japanese); Doug Stone (English)
Maya's father. He harbors a deep hatred towards Festum and desires to wipe them out of the earth. To fulfill his goal, he is willing to do anything and even abandoning his own family by leaving Tatsumiya Island and joining Neo UN Army. He develops the second Salvator-Model Fafner called Mark Nicht, although it is later stolen by Idun.
Yukie Kariya (狩谷 由紀恵, Kariya Yukie)
Voiced by: Yōko Sōmi [4] (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English)
Yōji Hino (日野 洋治, Hino Yōji)
Voiced by: Jurota Kosugi (Japanese); Chris Kent (English)
Michio's father. A scientist working for the Neo U.N. in order to develop the new Salvator-model that is Mark Sein. When the Human Army's base is raided by Festum, he gives it to Kazuki at the cost of his life.
Narain Wiseman-Bose (ナレイン・ワイズマン・ボース, Narein Waizuman Bōsu)
Voiced by: Ryuzaburo Otomo
A high rank general of the Neo U.N. as well as the oldest Fafner pilot in history. He claims to being kept alive by the Festum, just like Sōshi.
Jonathan Mitsuhiro Bartland (ジョナサン・ミツヒロ・バートランド, Jonasan Mitsuhiro Bātorando)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Leader of the Perseus Company of the Human Army. He is introduced as Mitsuhiro's son and Maya's half-brother, but later revealed to be a clone puppet created by Mitsuhiro Bartland and a vessel for the Neo U.N.'s Mir. Immediately after this turn of events, his memories get erased. He's about to be disposed of when his body resonates with the Mir, becoming a Master-type Festum. Later, he pilots the Mark Raison after Maya escapes.
Billy Morgan (ビリー・モーガン, Birī Mōgan)
Voiced by: Masakazu Morita
Member of the Perseus Company of the Human Army. He's genuinely an upbeat, happy-go-lucky guy but also has a passion to fight like his brother, Dustin.
Aishwaria Fain (アイシュワリア・フェイン, Aishuwaria Fein)
Voiced by: Megumi Han
Member of the Perseus Company of the Human Army. She greatly admires Kazuki because thanks to his brief involvement with the Human Army, they are able to develop the "Makabe Factor" that gives many soldiers the ability to pilot Fafner, including her.
Dustin Morgan (ダスティン・モーガン, Dasutin Mōgan)
Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura
Billy's older brother. Leader of the Argos Platoon of the Human Army. He is killed by Maya while she escapes from Neo UN.
Keith Water (キース・ウォーター, Kīsu Wōtā)
Voiced by: Aki Unone
Member of the Argos Platoon of the Human Army.
Walter Bargest (ウォルター・バーゲスト, Worutā Bāgesuto)
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu

Festum

The Mir are those who create Festum. The relationship between Mir and Festum is like that of God and man. The Festum do not have individual will. The will of the Mir is their will. Therefore, they call themselves "we". Festum that show emotions, like Misao Kurusu, are perceived by the Mir as "defects".

Mjölnir (ミョルニア, Miyorunia)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese), Lynn Fischer (English, TV series), Jennifer Seman (English, Heaven and Earth)
Idun (イドゥン, Idoun)
Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese); Kim Strauss (English)
Misao Kurusu (来主 操, Kurusu Misao)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese), Joel McDonald (English)
A Sphinx-type Festum given human form. When first introduced in the sequel movie Heaven and Earth, Misao claims to have been sent by Sōshi to come in contact with Tatsumiya Island to help them find peace between humans and Festum. A rare Festum with a conscious and a wise but childlike nature, he protect Sōshi's existence and strongly desires to be able to understand the world Sōshi lives in. After he learns about the suffering of the people on the island through Kazuki, he sacrifices his life as a shield against a Human Army's bombing attack, saving both the Festum and the island. In the sequel Exodus, He is reincarnated as a Core-type Festum, but still retains his previous memories and personality.

Characters in Right of Left

The L-Plan in Right of Left involves detaching the left wing (L-Boat) of ALVIS and having it cruise around for a period of time without optical camouflage as a diversion. This is used to distract the Festum and the Neo United Nations from Tatsumiya Island. The plan also calls for 4 Titan-model units to act as escorts.

Ryō Masaoka (将陵 僚, Masaoka Ryō)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano
One-year senior to Kazuki's class, Ryō Masaoka participates in the L-Plan as a Fafner pilot. Prior to his involvement in the L-Plan, Ryō is diagnosed with a hereditary disease that gives him an extremely weak constitution. He's able to experience the joy of running for the first time riding in the Fafner unit. He also has an aunt, Saki Masaoka, who is an information officer in Mizoguchi's squad.
In Exodus, Ryō briefly appears along with the deceased residents of Tatsumiya Island in Keel Block, where Gordius Crystals grow.
Yumi Ikoma (生駒 祐未, Ikoma Yumi)
Voiced by: Yuko Kaida
Ryō's childhood friend. After the loss of her mother, she cares for her bedridden father. After her father's death, she becomes aware of the existence of ALVIS and the L-Plan.
In Exodus, Yumi briefly appears along with the deceased residents of Tatsumiya Island in Keel Block, where Gordius Crystals grow.
Karin Kuramae (蔵前 果林, Kuramae Karin)
Voiced by: Akiko Kimura
Because she's adopted by the Minashiro family at a young age, Karin has known since childhood of the real situation on Earth. She's also part of the L-Plan, but not in a combat role. On the first day of the Festum invasion of Tatsumiya Island, she's killed on her way to the Burg Fafner storage facility. She has a crush on her one-year senior Ryō Masaoka.
In Exodus, Karin briefly appears along with the deceased residents of Tatsumiya Island in Keel Block, where Gordius Crystals grow.

Other Characters

Tsubaki Minashiro (皆城 乙姫, Minashiro Tsubaki)
Voiced by: Tamaki Nakanishi (Japanese), Mela Lee (English, TV series), Kristi Kang (English, Heaven and Earth)
Tatsumiya Island's former Core and Sōshi's younger sister. She was born as a core shortly after her mother, Saya Minashiro, was assimilated during the experiment. She teaches Mir what is the meaning of life and death and later sacrifices herself to merge with the newborn core of Tatsumiya Island.
Miwa Hino (日野 美羽, Hino Miwa)
Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)
Michio and Yumiko's daughter. She is the first child born on Tatsumiya Island by natural conception. Miwa is able to communicate and understand Mir language.
Emery Almond (エメリー・アーモンド, Emerī Ārumondo)
Voiced by: Rio Sasaki
One of the Esperantos who can communicate and understand Mir language, just like Miwa. Her family was assimilated during a Festum assault on her homeland. She always holds onto her younger brother's shoe which has a Mir's crystal in it. She is rescued by Narain after the Neo U.N. declare ROE Alpha and wipe out both the Festum and citizens of Human Army's Hawaii-Poliahu transport base.
Orihime Minashiro (皆城 織姫, Minashiro Orihime)
Voiced by: Tamaki Nakanishi
The current Core of Tatsumiya Island and biologically Sōshi's nephew. Although she is a reincarnation of the previous core, sharing similarity in physical appearance, Orihime has different personalities compared to Tsubaki's. She can be decisive and serious, but also caring to the others, albeit a little bit too blunt. Her name is given by Seri, after the Vega star and the Tanabata festival.

Terminology

This is a list of some of the key terms frequently used in the series.

Fafner Types

Mark I-III+XI apparently share the same body design, as do Mk.VI & VII and IV & VIII, respectively, according to the Memorial Book.

Festum Types

Weapons

These are all listed and used in the anime and/or game.

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