List of Eureka Seven characters

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This is a list of characters in the anime and manga series Eureka Seven. 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 pirates 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.

Contents 1 Gekkostate 1.1 Renton Thurston 1.2 Eureka 1.3 Maurice, Maeter, and Linck 1.4 Holland Novak 1.5 Talho Yūki 1.6 Matthieu 1.7 Hilda 1.8 Stoner 1.9 Ken-Goh 1.10 Mischa 1.11 Gonzy 1.12 Jobs 1.13 Woz 1.14 Hap 1.15 Gidget 1.16 Moondoggie 2 U.F. Force 2.1 Anemone 2.2 Lieutenant Dominic Sorel 2.3 Colonel Dewey Novak 2.4 The Council of the Sages 2.5 Ageha Squad 2.6 Captain Jurgens 2.7 Maria Schneider 3 Civilians 3.1 Axel Thurston 3.2 Yucatan Iglasias 3.3 Charles Beams 3.4 Ray Beams 3.5 Tiptory 3.6 Norb 3.7 Sakuya 3.8 Morita 3.9 Dr. Greg "Bear" Egan 3.10 Dr. Sonia Wakabayashi 3.11 William B. "Will" Baxter 3.12 Sumner Sturgeon & Ruri 3.12.1 Sumner Sturgeon 3.13 Adrock Thurston 3.14 Diane Thurston 4 References to pop culture 5 References

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[edit] Renton Thurston

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Yuko Sanpei	Johnny Yong Bosch

• Age: 14 (16 in last episode)

Renton (レントン, Renton^?) is the son of the late military hero Adrock Thurston and co-pilot of the Nirvash typeZERO. Before joining Gekkostate, he lived with his grandfather Axel Thurston in Bellforest, attending school and learning to be a mechanic in Axel's shop. After the Nirvash accidentally crashed into Renton's room next to Axel's garage, Renton met Eureka and fell in love with her at first sight. Renton's unusual link with Nirvash and responsibility over his father's Amita drive motivated him to join Gekkostate. He came to the Gekko to follow Holland, his idol, and to be with Eureka, with whom he fell in love and swore to protect. His time with Gekkostate had been a difficult transition as he was subject to many pranks from crew members (especially Eureka's adopted children). Renton stayed with Gekkostate to train and in time his skill as a LFO pilot developed on par or above Eureka. That development affected a rift with Eureka as he desires her to return his love for her. His love for Eureka is not secret; everyone on board Gekko interferes in his love life. The crew members constantly want to know his progress and cheer him on.

Though somewhat of a celebrity, being the son of a savior, Renton feels uncomfortable being the son of Adrock Thurston. His surname is recognized everywhere he travels, and he constantly feels as if he lives in his father's shadow. Renton believed Adrock was a poor father and abandoned his family for his research, until a conversation with Eureka reveals his father loved his family. Renton no longer hated his father after learning Adrock sacrificed his life for the benefit of his family. His relationship with both Nirvash and Eureka develops into a deep emotional and mental link that is noticed by Mischa. Renton and Holland were at odds with each other at one point, and Renton ran away and encountered Charles and Ray (former squad members of SOF with Holland). Renton learned to love the couple, and they wanted to adopt Renton as their son because Ray cannot bear children. However, Charles and Holland have a serious score to settle which leads to a complicated altercation, leaving Renton confused and in the middle. He left the couple to return to Gekkostate and reunite with Eureka.

While Renton was away, Eureka took over his duties. Eureka missed Renton and eventually left to find him. She left the Gekko on a ref board just minutes before Renton's return, only to find herself in dangerous situation where she encounters Charles and Ray who are part of a large military fleet. Renton launched on Nirvash and rescued Eureka. Upon reunification, they confessed their feelings for each other and created a new energy band often confused as the "Seven Swell." After Renton realized his actions lead to the deaths of people, Renton took a more merciful method of combat of simply disarming enemy units. Nirvash released an energy wave that disabled every machine in the sky when Renton and Eureka shared this similar feeling. The entire Gekkostate crew eavesdropped on their sentimental conversation.

Renton and Eureka were sent to the brig after returning to the Gekkostate. Moondoggie gave Renton, Eureka, and kids bulletproof vests and a gun while they stayed in the brig because Holland was expecting Charles and Ray. Charles and Ray managed to covertly infiltrate the Gekko and engaged Holland and Talho. During the infiltration, Ray was enraged with Eureka for having the three children call her "mama" and wanted to kill her. Ray's animosity stems from the blame she places on Eureka making her sterile. Renton, however, was looking after Eureka and pleaded with Ray to stop. Holland and Charles fought in the hangar bay until Charles died of excessive bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. Ray kissed Charles and detonated a bomb in his body. Ray escaped back to her ship and later tried to destroy Gekkostate again. Her second attempt failed and she paid the ultimate price of death. Renton remained confused by the nature of Charles and Ray's vendetta, but made tasty dishes akin to his experience with them in their memory. Eureka and Renton cooked and cleaned the entire ship. Everyone was impressed by Renton's cooking skills, but Talho ruined the moment by explaining the true nature of Eureka—that she is a Coralian. Renton did not care and his desire to be with Eureka continued.

With the Gekko damaged and Nirvash's physical form evolving, the crew decided to head to the very scientists at the Tresor Research Institute that built Nirvash in order to fix it and their ship. Renton, Woz and Jobs argued that violence was not necessary and insisted that negotiation and the nature of engineers in general (stating that any mechanic that had seen the seriously damaged Nirvash would want to repair it, particularly those who had built it) would serve better than coercion. After some negotiation with the Chief of the faciltiy, who Holland had had arguments with in the past, they were granted access to their facilities, where the majority of the scientists knew Eureka and her relationship with the Nirvash. During the watching of a film of the origins of the Nirvash, Renton discovered that his own grandfather had been instrumental in the fabrication of the Reffing board that it used for trapar surfing, and also how Eureka came to be involved with the Nirvash.

In a conversation, Eureka revealed she knew Adrock in his final days before he "died." Renton was upset over the matter, but it left Eureka confused. Renton felt he couldn't communicate with her and looked to adult magazines for advice. Hilda caught him reading the book and suspected he was thinking about sex. Renton knew it looked bad and even said, "It's not what you think!" After Holland ran after Renton and roughed him up, thinking he wanted to have sex with Eureka, he realized he was trying to communicate with Eureka and find out about his father. Eureka revealed to Renton that Adrock released the Amita Drive during the Seven Swell event and vanished. Before he was gone, he said he was doing it to protect his family. Renton always thought Adrock did not care for his family, but knowing his father lost his life thinking about his family gave Renton closure. The whole crew was there to spy on the whole event while Renton and Eureka reconciled.

Renton and Eureka would later reach Earth as they passed through with the help of Sakuya and the Vodarek priest Norb. They headed to the core of Vodarek and headed to where they can find the Coralian Scub Command Center. Renton was superficially injured and his wound was infected. He developed a fever and was hallucinating for a while. During that time, Eureka tended to him but realized her scars started turning bright green. While tending to Renton, Eureka's body started to change and she grew butterfly-like wings. Renton saw Eureka was nervous over her form and comforted her by saying that she looked better with the wings. Wandering around Earth for some time, he encountered his big sister and finally understood that they were actually in the Scub Command. It was also there that he found his father along with a small group of people constantly reading and learning about the Scub through a "library" that tells the true nature of the Scub. After talking with his sister and meeting his father, Anemone appeared to destroy the Scub Command. Renton, along with Eureka and the kids, boarded Nirvash and engaged her. It was then Nirvash broadcasted Anemone's sad feelings and they decided to save her. While attempting this, Dominic appeared and TheEND changed through Anemone's joy. Once the Gekko and the Galaxy made it beneath the surface, Dewey ended his life after a confrontation with the Novak brothers. Dewey made a countermeasure that would make either Anemone or Eureka as the new destructive Scub Command Center. Eureka managed to avoid the event by rejecting the full transformation, but this still left her encased in a Coralian storm event with herself as the center. Gekkostate planned to engage the Coralian antibodies to rescue Eureka, and it was during this time Nirvash reacted to Renton's will. Nirvash's armor shattered, revealing a very different, evolved form of the archetype, with a single blue eye(the same color as Renton's eyes). Renton said he would rescue Eureka himself and used a destructive cannon to eliminate the Coralian antibodies to reach to the center of the Corelian storm. There, Nirvash broke through and Renton entered the center to rescue Eureka. Eureka embraced him and they kissed for the first time while Nirvash broke forth through the Coralian storm. The Scub Center opened because of Nirvash, and the LFO's right eye opened to become pink(the same color as Eureka's eyes). Nirvash emitted a powerful energy wave that etched "Renton loves Eureka" on the moon and a seven swell-like event that Gonzy said explained it as the "Second Summer of Love." Nirvash thanked Renton and Eureka for the experiences and they parted ways. As the couple wanders the world together, Axel who is now taking care of the kids, examines the documents that confirm Eureka and the kids took on the last name "Thurston."

Afterward, Renton and Eureka are shown on the shoreline of a lake in a forest together holding hands.

During the previews at the end of each episode, Renton is referred to as 'the boy.'

[edit] Eureka

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Kaori Nazuka	Stephanie Sheh

• Age: 14 (However, she is 16 in the end.)

Eureka (エウレカ, Eureka^?) listen (help·info) is a pale young girl with Aqua/teal hair who looks about Renton's age, 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 tends to suffer from frequent headaches.

It is later revealed that she is actually a Coralian in human form, sent by the Scub Coral to understand and communicate with humans. The Earth dreamed to connect with humanity and two human Coralians came to existence. Sakuya came first and she foretold of Eureka's arrival. Eureka is meant to be a blank page so that her experiences with humanity would return 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 creates complications at times whenever Renton tries to bond with her. After she entered the Coralian with Renton, she began suffering at a subconscious level as a side effect of her proximity to the old dig site FAC51, and the large amount of Scubs within. She's constantly feeling tired and seems to be in either despair or depression. The negative feelings she's been feeling is further increased as she feels Nirvash no longer wants her to pilot and have Renton pilot instead.

She later would be involved in an accident in which her body was covered in a strange bio-matter and a priest of Voderak explained that she tried to cross to the eighth dimension and ended up like this. The bio-matter covering her body was removed by the priest and after the whole incident Renton ran away. Eureka's hair and skin were damaged from the ordeal. During the time Renton was absent, Eureka began to develop more complex human emotions and Mischa discovered that her brain activity has changed and that she needs Renton in order to function. Eureka only acts what she feels and wasn't aware she's in love with Renton. The female crew members commented on her feelings and that's when she wanted to understand more of what she's feeling. She wanted to see Renton so bad she ran away just as Renton did. After they were reunited the two became a couple, but both were constantly unsure how to react to one another. Eureka would constantly notice how the women on board Gekko react and behave around men in hopes Renton would appreciate her more. She tried to use makeup, but she used too much and created shocking results.

Eureka's feelings started to allow her to understand guilt and regret as her emotions connect with her memories as an SOF member. She knows that her past actions led to the deaths of many people. Because she understands killing is wrong, she lost confidence in herself and no longer desires to fight with Nirvash. Renton also believes taking lives is wrong so they both fight to only disable enemy units. Renton constantly consoles her as she's trying to deal with her past actions and facing resposibility for the Vodarek people. Sakuya and Eureka are very similar to each other and Sakuya helped restore most of Eureka's superficial damage, but 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 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 Scub Command and Corelian 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 worse moment, she grew wings and her arm became green and pink of Corelian 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. Adrock Thurston appeared before Eureka and looked after the children and Eureka before Renton returned. After Renton spoke to Adrock, 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 Scub Command was blown away and Nirvash barely escaped the blast. During this time they managed the enter back to their world and communicate with Holland. Dewey during this time had a confrontation with Holland and in a surprising move Dewey shot himself. Dewey had two devices attached to Anemone and Eureka and his death would activate the devices. 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 plain where Renton forced his way through to find her. After Renton reminded her of his promise to always protect her and be at her side, Eureka and Renton kissed. Nirvash split open the Coralian zone and ejected Renton and Eureka, bidding them farewell. A year later, she and her three kids were given the "Thurston" last name indicated by the documents that Axel Thurston was holding, signifying her marriage to Renton. The couple were seen together near a lake.

Her name is usually not pronounced like the word "eureka" (pronounced eh-oo-reh-kah instead of you-ree-ka). During the previews at the end of each episode, Eureka is referred to as 'the girl.'

[edit] Maurice, Maeter, and Linck

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Michiko Neya (Maurice) Eriko Kigawa (Maeter) Fumie Mizusawa (Linck)	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Maurice) Peggy O'Neal (Maeter)

• Ages: 5, 4, and 3 (7, 6, 5 in last episode)

Maurice, Maeter, and Linck (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 at Ciudades del Cielo. Shocked at the sight of the orphaned children of people she'd killed, Eureka took them aboard the Nirvash and has taken care of them ever since. At the end of the series, the children consider Renton their 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).

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). 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 before Eureka (presumably her original mother).

Linck is ever curious, typical of children his age, and prone to cry at the slightest provocation (more so than the others, at least).

[edit] Holland Novak

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Keiji Fujiwara	Crispin Freeman

• Age: 29

Holland Novak 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 typeB303 "Devilfish". This LFO is also destroyed, this time in a kamikaze attack on Dewey's command ship. Until recently he and his companions were part of SOF, an U.F. elite military unit, but deserted after meeting Norb. This caused his brother Dewey to be incarcerated, and they share a deep hatred for each other. Holland's 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 boarding as a way to escape, much to Talho's chagrin.

In person, 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's thrown Renton in the brig for using Nirvash without permission, and he 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. Holland also suffers from the memories of his past actions. When he's not occupied with official Gekkostate business, he's 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. During the previews at the end of each episode, Holland is referred to as 'the man.'

[edit] Talho Yūki

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Michiko Neya	Kate Higgins

• Age: 26

Talho Yūki is the head pilot of the Gekko, though she eventually gives up the position to Moondoggie in episode 34. 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 and became a spy later on. She is also best friends with Hilda. One of Dewey's lines later in the series suggests that she was once in a relationship with Dewey. Her refusal to even 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.

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. Towards the middle of the series, Talho cuts her hair and wears a different, less revealing outfit — due to the fact that she is pregnant with Holland's child. Talho and Holland aren't officially involved in a relationship until later on in the series, when 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.

[edit] Matthieu

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Akio Nakamura	Kirk Thornton

• Age: 25

Matthieu 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 (not even appearing in the final episode) as most LFO work is done by by Holland in the more effective Devilfish. Matthieu seems to be responsible for gathering information from 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, too.

Matthieu and Hilda often act like husband and wife, though the two don't seem to share any such relationship apart from their arguing. 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.

[edit] Hilda

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Mayumi Asano	Megan Hollingshead

• Age: 27

Hilda 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 largely in part due to the fact that all LFO usage on the Gekkostate at that point is left for Holland.

[edit] Stoner

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Yasunori Matsumoto	Doug Stone

• Age: 30

Stoner is the photographer and journalist for ray=out, a 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. 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.

[edit] Ken-Goh

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Tamio Ohki	Bob Papenbrook (episodes 1-28) Kyle Hebert (episodes 29+)

• Age: 45

Ken-Goh 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.

[edit] Mischa

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Yoko Soumi	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

• Age: 40

Mischa is the Gekkostate's doctor. She's also a scientist who has studied the Nirvash and Eureka for years, and is particularly attentive to their 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.

[edit] Gonzy

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Takkō Ishimori

• Age: Unknown

Not much is known about Gonzy, 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 Voderak, 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 Tai 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 "Second Summer of Love."

When Gonzy reveals that he knows about the Second Summer of Love, he also reveals that he's a human-form Coralian (disappearing after doing so). He does not seem to be meant as a "blank slate" as they were, but rather as an observer.

Currently 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. It is, at this point in time, unkown if he will be revealed as a human form coralian in the manga

[edit] Jobs

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Tomoyuki Shimura	Dave Mallow

• Age: 33

Living up to his name, Jobs 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 he's 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 is fond of 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 Computer.

[edit] Woz

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Yūichi Nagashima	Dave Wittenberg

• Age: 33

Woz 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 one of the co-founders of Apple Computers.

[edit] Hap

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Tarō Yamaguchi	Tony Oliver

• Age: 29

Hap 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, 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 cheap when it comes to money and is also notably unathletic.

[edit] Gidget

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Fumie Mizusawa	Jessica Straus

• Age: 15

Gidget is the sensor and communications officer in Gekkostate. Her role is considered minimal 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 an abandoned mine in episode 16.

About mid-way through the series, she tries to become friends with Eureka because she wants a sisterly relationship like Hilda and Talho have. After Renton left Gekkostate, Eureka realized he's gone and Gidget discovered Eureka taking on Renton's duties and even wearing Renton's clothes (which were actually given to him as a joke originally). Gidget told everyone that Eureka's suffering from love. She's also the few to have heart to heart conversations with Eureka, telling her what's she's going through was probably a change inside of her. Everyone found out later as Eureka told Renton and everyone eavesdropped on their coversation 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 ending up looking ridiculous. In the same episode Gidget also says she couldn't live without makeup.

[edit] Moondoggie

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Mamoru Miyano	Steve Staley

• Age: 16

Moondoggie is the second-newest member of 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. 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 English version, Moondoggie occasionally talks in surfer speak. Moondoggie's role was minimal towards the end of the series and he's only featured only piloting Gekko, often making dramatic maneuvers to avoid attacks.

As the third-youngest member 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 Gekkostate, and often is bothered by the idea he's not useful. The chance to pilot the Gekko makes him feel useful. It's obvious that Gidget loves Moondoggie, but whether he loves her is still unclear, but in official U.S. website, it says otherwise. In episode 16 the two had a small moment, but beyond that, not much else is known.

Throughout the series, Moondoggie is one of the crew members that's often 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 sex, under the mistaken impression that their troubles at the time were because of that. Moondoggie and Matthieu decide to help to Renton to this end by giving Renton a stack of Porn 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 summarily 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 Gekkostate.

[edit] U.F. Force

[edit] Anemone

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Ami Koshimizu	Kari Wahlgren

• Age: Unknown (appears to be at least 16 by the end)

Anemone (アネモネ, Anemone^?) is the pilot of another Nirvash LFO, typeTheEND. She looks to be about one or two years older than Eureka. Anemone is regularly accompanied by her strange and overweight pet, Gulliver. Dewey assignes 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 injected into a receptor in her neck. Even after everything she's experienced, Anemone seems to be fine with what Dewey's men made her become. It's unclear whether she is ignorant that Dewey made her that way or simply knows and doesn't care. She responds to Dewey with affection and respect.

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 wasn't able to stand against her for very long.

At first, Anemone is presented as an unfortunate killer. 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.

Dominic eventually falls in love with Anemone, but she doesn't return his feelings until very late in the series. Anemone initially seems to be in love with Dewey, but these feelings change, as well. Anemone begins to reciprocate Dominic's feelings after he is sent to retrieve her replacement by Dewey. These feelings culminate when she is sent on a suicide mission (unbeknownst to her, but she seems somewhat aware of the fact) to enter the Scub realm and electronically tag the Scub Coral Command Cluster with a transmitter, allowing an orbiting space cannon 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 TheENDs "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.

[edit] Lieutenant Dominic Sorel

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Shigenori Yamazaki	Peter Doyle

• Age: 20

Dominic Sorel is 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. There are men in the military far older than him 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 Thurston's 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.

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.

A bit of a running gag in Eureka 7, is Dominic's inability to use and understand maps. Because of this, Renton calls Dominic a "genuine idiot" twice.

[edit] Colonel Dewey Novak

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Kōji Tsujitani	Kim Strauss

• Age: 36

A former lieutenant colonel and Holland's brother, Dewey was imprisoned as punishment for Holland and the SOF's desertion, which they believed him to be responsible for. Dewey is later released and promoted to colonel by order of the government, taking 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.

As a child, Dewey was the eldest son of a noble family which existed to calm the planet. The ritual to do so involved the son killing the father (subbed the "Sacrificial King"), which Dewey assumed he would eventually do. When Holland was born, however, his birth killed his mother, and thus Holland was made responsible for the ritual. Dewey decided to perform the ritual in spite of this. His timing in this regard was less than ideal, as one of the random tectonic shifts of the planet's surface occurs moments after he lets his father's blood drip on the ground. The other noble families decided to seize all of the Novak family's assets because of this. Dewey's hatred for his brother stems from this, as well as the fact that their mother died while giving birth to Holland.

Dewey also bears a deep hatred for the Scub, and focuses his efforts on destroying it throughout the series. This hatred is such that he even had a Compac Drive embedded in his chest, much like Norb. His Compac Drive, however, is more like a dead man's switch. Should he die, the collars on Eureka and Anemone activate, injecting a command into the Scub that would cause it to destroy itself. In an attempt to bring a final conclusion to his plan Dewey shoots himself, killing him and activating the collars he put on Eureka and Anemone. Holland is found moments after with tears in his eyes confessing that he was "too late to save him", 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.

[edit] The Council of the Sages

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Mariko Akashi (Coda) Mugihito (Braya) Tamio Ohki (Kuzemi)	Barbara Goodson (Coda) Michael Forest (Braya) William Knight (Kuzemi)

The Council of the Sages is the main authority in U.F., apparently located in the same starship that brought mankind to the planet. 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. Coda, the remaining sage, handed power over to Dewey afterwards.

In the manga version, Dewey kills all three of them.

[edit] Ageha Squad

Ageha Squad 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, blissfully unconcerned about the immense amount of people killed as a result of their efforts. It is revealed by Captain Jurgens in Episode 50 that they were found by Colonel Dewey in Warsaw, victims of an ethnic cleansing.

[edit] Captain Jurgens

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Tetsuo Komura	Michael McConnohie

Jurgens is the captain of the ship Izumo and a hardened soldier who survived the war. Jurgens is a loyal soldier, and initially follows his orders whether or not he agrees with them. He eventually changes his attitude after reading the last issue of ray=out. He helps to spread its 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 rebells 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).

[edit] Maria Schneider

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Eriko Kigawa	Megan Hollingshead

Maria Schneider is the XO 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.

[edit] Civilians

[edit] Axel Thurston

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Takeshi Aono	Steve Kramer

• Age: 68

Axel Thurston is Renton's grandfather 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 — 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.

[edit] Yucatan Iglasias

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Yutaka Nakano	John Snyder

Yucatan Iglasias is Renton's uncle, who runs a produce farm in his childhood hometown of Controrado. He catches Renton, Matthieu, and Eureka when they to steal a Puncha Nut 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 Yucatan'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, Yucatan was incarcerated in their place. He owns an M1 Garand battle rifle.

[edit] Charles Beams

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Jūrōta Kosugi	Patrick Seitz

Charles Beams 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, Dewey, and Adrock.

Charles is personally humorous and easygoing, but under his genial exterior he's as much a killer as any elite soldier. 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.

[edit] Ray Beams

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Aya Hisakawa	Melissa Fahn

Ray Beams is Charles' fighting partner and wife. In the past, she was rendered sterile 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.

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. After Charles' 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 attempts to attack the Gekko again only to also be killed by Holland when he destroys the Swan.

[edit] Tiptory

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Kazuko Sugiyama	Philece Sampler

Tiptory is a member of an anti-Federation indigenous religious group called Vodarek (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. After receiving their payment, Gekkostate rescues her. She is then dropped off at Ciudades del Cielo, the place of Vodarek's pilgrimage, and the place of Holland's darkest memories. She later shows up to greet Norb upon his return to the Vodarek homeland.

[edit] Norb

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Rikiya Koyama	Jamieson Price (Sam Riegel as a child)

Norb is a powerful Vodarek priest and the one behind Holland's departure from the SOF, having opened his eyes to the U.F. and Dewey's true intentions, and its consequences for the planet. Despite his occupation as a priest, Norb actually smokes and barely reflects any religious point of view during his time on board in Gekko. However, when he is not relaxing, he could be as strict as Ken-Goh or Holland.

Just like Renton, Norb also once fell for a potently mysterious girl, named Sakuya. Their relationship turned out badly, however, leaving Sakuya in the form of a flower and embedding a Compac Drive in his chest. The Compac Drive in his chest gives Norb quite a few odd powers. He is able to control other Compac Drives, disrupting them or shutting them off at will. He can also trigger the normally random growth spams of the planet's surface. At one point, he even burns the twin white towers at Ciudades del Cielo, though doing so exhausts him considerably.

[edit] Sakuya

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Akiko Yajima	Julie Maddalena

Sakuya is Eureka's predecessor, sporting lavender hair. Because she was a girl of mysterious power, the religious authority of Vodarek 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. He pities her lack of appetite and emotion, and offers her a lotus flower with her meal. Sakuya almost eats the flower, but Norb suddenly speaks up to stop her. As he is the only one to ever speak to her, they fall in love. Though they keep it secret at first, a priest catches them hugging together 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, causing Sakuya to transform into a giant lotus. Norb is left with a Compac Drive in his chest, which he had grabbed from Sakuya's chest during their attempt.

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.

[edit] Morita

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Kenichi Ono	Terrence Stone

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 they don't get along well.

[edit] Dr. Greg "Bear" Egan

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Banjou Ginga	Joey Camen

Nicknamed "Dr. Bear" for his physically huge body, Bear 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 "pony-chan" 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 Vodarek teachings of Norb; the similarities were revealed in a critical meeting 'meeting of the minds' that occurred between them aboard the Gekko, which in turn led to cementing UF captain Jurgens' decision to work with Gekkostate and stop Dewey's mad apocalyptic plans. His name is referencing both science fiction writers Greg Bear and Greg Egan.

[edit] Dr. Sonia Wakabayashi

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Yuriko Yamaguchi	Bridget Hoffman

Another of Tresor's scientists, Sonia Wakabayashi formerly studied Eureka along with Mischa. She's rather high-strung, and not as adaptable to the Gekkostate lifestyle as Mischa is.

[edit] William B. "Will" Baxter

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Toshio Furukawa	Keith Silverstein

Will is a young man who lives somewhat close to Guianas. 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, a victim of Despair Syndrome. 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 Despair Syndrome. Just before his small farm is destroyed by a fragment of Oratorio No. 8, he finally sees Martha walk again.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Sumner Sturgeon

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Hiro Shimono	Sam Riegel

Sumner is from the Sturgeon family, known for producing top quality soldiers. His father, Bernard Sturgeon, is outspoken against the use of LFO's 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 ref boarding 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 LFO's. 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.

[edit] Adrock Thurston

Renton's father, Adrock, 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 a disinterested 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.

[edit] Diane Thurston

Japanese Cast	English Cast
Sakiko Tamagawa	Peggy O'Neal

Diane Thurston is Axel's granddaughter and Renton's older sister. She and Axel were the ones who raised Renton after Adrock's death. She left home some years ago, and for 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.

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 deeper understand Adrock'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. It's suggested that the command center will return again and that Adrock and Diane are alive and well, continuing their reading.

[edit] References to pop culture

• Renton Thurston is named after Mark Renton, a character from the film Trainspotting.^[1]
• Diane Thurston, Renton's sister is named after the character Dianne Coulston also from the film Trainspotting.
• Adrock Thurston is named after Adam Horovitz, aka Ad-Rock, from the Beastie Boys.^[1] The character is occasionally referred to as "The King", which also corresponds with a variant of the musician's alias.
• Adrock's partners in discovering the Nirvash, Dr. Yauch & Dr. Diamond, are named after Adam Yauch and Mike Diamond from the Beastie Boys.
• Axel Thurston is named after Axl Rose.^[1]
• The Thurstons' last name is a reference to Thurston Moore of the band Sonic Youth.^[1]
• The Thurstons' last name is also possibly a reference to Robert Thurston, a science fiction author known for several BattleTech novels.
• Eureka is a famous exclamation attributed to the Greek sage Archimedes. See: Eureka (word).
• Holland's name is an homage to the American professional surfer Todd Holland. It is also likely a reference to a The Beach Boys album of the same name.
• Hap is named after Hap Jacobs, a famous shaper of surfboards.
• Jobs and Woz are references to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, co-founders of Apple Computer.
• Stoner's hat, haircut and face make him resemble Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara.
• Ken-Goh is named after Kengo Watanabe, aka KEN=GO, a DJ who was the partner of Eureka Seven series writer Dai Sato in founding the Frogman record label in 1993 and Frognation Ltd. in 1997.
• Maria Schneider may possibly be named after the American jazz composer Maria Schneider or the actress Maria Schneider.
• Maurice, Maeter, and Linck's names come from the Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist Maurice Maeterlinck.
• Maurice, Maeter, and Linck are directly based on Katz, Letz, and Kikka from the original Mobile Suit Gundam, having nearly identical appearances and ages to all three of the Gundam characters. Their relationship with Eureka echoes how Gundam's Frau Bow cared for the three orphans herself, though otherwise Eureka and Frau are quite different.
• Another similarity to Gundam is the relationship between Renton and Ray and Charles Beams. Meeting them during his desertion from the Gekko was a similar situation to when Amuro Ray deserted the White Base and met Ramba Ral and his wife, Hamon. Ramba Ral was a similar ace pilot to Charles, who also piloted a blue custom machine. Furthermore, both Charles and Ramba exploded in defeat, and left their loving wives to avenge them.
• Gidget is the name of the protagonist of a series of movies named after her from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Moondoggie is the name of Gidget's boyfriend in these movies. These movies are tied into '60s surfing pop-culture.
• Moondoggie's real name is James Darren Emerson, which is a reference to James Darren, who played Moondoggie in the previously mentioned movies, and Darren Emerson, the famous electronic music DJ. His surname may also refer to an essay by Maurice Maeterlinck from the collection titled Le Trésor des Humbles, the collection also being responsible for the name of the facility Eureka and the Nirvash were first studied at.
• The Vodarek priest Tiptree is named after James Tiptree, Jr., the pseudonym of a female science fiction author.
• Anemone is named after an equally unbalanced young woman from the Ryu Murakami novel Coin Locker Babies. Murakami's Anemone also kept a pet named Gulliver (an alligator, in her case).
• Charles and Ray Beams are named after Charles Eames and Ray Eames, two married designers (known for the film Powers of Ten). Their names may also be a reference to soul legend Ray Charles, in keeping with the series's tradition of naming characters and places after things having to do with music.
• The name Beams may have been chosen in reference to the Beams T company, which produces t-shirts by a wide variety of hip designers. To coincide with the show's broadcast, Beams T introduced a pair of shirts with Eureka Seven-based typographical logos by Tsuyoshi Kusano.
• Renton's uncle is extremely similar in appearance to Jet Black, a character in Cowboy Bebop. He is also employed in law enforcement, which was Jet Black's former occupation at the start of the series. Several members of the Eureka Seven production team were also involved with Cowboy Bebop.
• A character named Lloyd Wright is mentioned in episode 22, as a client of the Beams. This is the second reference to Frank Lloyd Wright in the series.
• Dr. Greg "Bear" Egan is named after science fiction writers Greg Bear and Greg Egan.
• In the beginning of episode 33, the "present day alternative univese" opening, many of the characters make cameos: Hap, Gidget, and Moondoggie can be seen in the background on the beach. Holland and Talho, and Charles and Ray are sitting together on the beach. Eureka and Renton are the teenagers jumping into the water, ready to surf.
• In episode 39, Eureka's soccer jersey is number 7. Quite probably a pun for the series' name but may also be a tribute to the everlasting popularity of David Beckham, who wears number 7 when playing for England and wore the number playing for Manchester United.
• During the beginning of episode 45, the two characters that are briefly shown are actually the protagonists of the PS2 Eureka Seven games, Sumner Sturgeon and Ruri in their New Vision attire.
• Sumner Sturgeon, from the Eureka Seven TR1: New Wave video game, may be named after science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon. The name Sumner may be a reference to musicians Bernard Sumner or Gordon Sumner.
• A character in the video game TR2: New Vision is named after Roddy Frame.
• Matthieu's look and character is based on inspiration from Rob Machado, a well known surfer who also likes to play with music.

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• Eureka Seven anime episode and video games