List of Hyperdimension Neptunia characters

Hyperdimension Neptunia, a video game series developed by Idea Factory and Compile Heart, features a wide array of fictional characters. The original game centers around Neptunia, one of the four goddesses, who adventures in a world where she can recruit other characters to form a party. Some of the supporting characters are playable depending on the game, and there are a variety of villains. Most of the characters are based on and named after the video game consoles, video game developers or publishers.^[1][2]

Main characters

The four goddesses are also known as the Console Patron Units, or simply CPU. In the original game, the player starts with Neptune.

Neptune (ネプテューヌ, Neputyūnu) / Purple Heart

Voiced by: Rie Tanaka^[3] (Japanese), Melissa Fahn^[4][5][6][7] (English)

The main protagonist in most games of the series and the goddess of Planeptune (representing the Sega Neptune). She has a childish personality and lots of energy, and likes to jump headfirst into danger. However, her personality completely changes once she transforms into Purple Heart, taking on a much more serious and mature character. Her dungeon ability is Hammer Crush, which allows Neptune to destroy breakable obstacles. Her default weapon is a sword, and uses a gun for her Gun command.

Noire (ノワール, Nowāru) / Black Heart

Voiced by: Asami Imai^[3] (Japanese), Erin Fitzgerald^[8][5][6] (English)

The goddess of Lastation (representing the PlayStation 3), who has a very individual personality and likes to perform things by herself in her own time, yet is quite forgiving and fair. She initially has a strained relationship with Neptune, who acts as her rival.

Vert (ベール, Bēru) / Green Heart

Voiced by: Rina Sato^[3] (Japanese), Tara Platt^[8][5][6] (English)

The goddess of Leanbox (representing the Xbox 360), who is quite intelligent, but overestimates her strength, and is less informed about Arfoire's monsters compared to the others. She displays signs of arrogance, and has a rivalry with Blanc, partly due to Vert's large breast size.

Blanc (ブラン, Buran) / White Heart

Voiced by: Kana Asumi^[3] (Japanese), Wendee Lee^[6][8][4][5] (English)

The goddess of Lowee (representing the Wii), who tends to get very loud and angry quite easily despite her harmless appearance. Her short temper is matched by her foul mouth, which can easily be demonstrated in almost any conversation involving her. She is flat-chested, and easily gets frustrated when reminded so.

Introduced in Mk2

In Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2, the sisters of the four goddesses serve as the main characters. They are also known as the CPU candidates. The player starts with Nepgear.

Nepgear (ネプギア, Nepugia) / Purple Sister

Voiced by: Yui Horie^[3] (Japanese), Christine Marie Cabanos^[6] (English)

She is the younger sister of Neptune and the viewpoint character of the Mk2 games. She has a caring personality, and is adept at handling technology. She represents the Game Gear.

Uni (ユニ, Yuni) / Black Sister

Voiced by: Eri Kitamura^[3] (Japanese), Sarah Williams^[6] (English)

First appearing in Mk2, she is the younger sister of Noire, who she strongly admires. Due to this admiration, she develops an inferiority complex. She has a deep friendship with Nepgear within the anime. She represents the PlayStation Portable.

Ram (ラム, Ramu) / White Sister

Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara^[3] (Japanese), Shelby Lindley^[6] (English)

First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more talkative and bold than her twin sister Rom. Ram and Rom represent the Nintendo DS.

Rom (ロム, Romu) / White Sister

Voiced by: Yui Ogura^[3] (Japanese), Carrie Keranen^[6] (English)

First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more shy and timid than her twin sister Ram.

Supporting characters

Compa (コンパ, Kompa)

Voiced by: Kanako Sakai^[3] (Japanese), Cristina Vee^[5][6] (English)

She is a girl who attends nursing school, and is the first character to join Neptune's party in the first game. She has a shy personality, however will do anything to help Neptune. She occasionally makes allusions to medical conditions. Her dungeon ability is Monster Call, which can summon bosses at certain points. Her default weapon is a giant syringe, which acts as a sword and a gun. Her name is derived from Compile Heart, the company who developed the game.

IF (アイエフ, Aiefu)

Voiced by: Kana Ueda^[3] (Japanese), Kate Higgins (games), Megan Shipman (anime)^[6] (English)

Nicknamed Iffy (Ai-chan in Japanese), she is a guild member, and joins Neptune's party after they bump into her during their second dungeon excursion in the first game. She is a headstrong character, and likes to accomplish the important things first. She's also very attached to reality, though she will break the fourth wall when she gets too angry. Her dungeon ability is Treasure Search, which reveals hidden treasure chests within a given area. Her default weapons are a set of claws, and she also carries a gun for her Gun command. Her name is derived from the initials for Idea Factory, the parent company of Compile Heart.

Histoire (イストワール, Isutowāru)

Voiced by: Mika Kanai^[3] (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh^[6] (English)

Although her true form is a tome, Histoire, nicknamed Histy, became able to transform into a fairy-like being once Neptune broke her seal. Early in the game, Histoire contacts Neptune telepathically. She assists the player by providing the tutorial, during the first dungeon. In the sequel, she becomes the Oracle of Planeptune and serves as CPU in Neptune's place.

Nisa

(日本一 Nippon ichi)

Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)

Self proclaimed hero who travels Gamindustri to fight evil, however behaves akin to a lunatic. She becomes angry when reminded that she is flat-chested. She has an obsession with justice, and constantly calls herself the heroine. She has large blue hair and sports a red scarf, in a similar fashion to a prinny, and her hair is tied back into a ponytail with a hair clip resembling the NIS logo. Her English localization name is derived from NIS America, the distributing company of the game, and Nippon Ichi in the Japanese version, referring to Nippon Ichi Software. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.

Gust

(がすと, Gasuto)

Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Cassandra Morris (English)

She is a young girl who creates items, usually out of very strange ingredients, and sells them. She travels the world to become a master alchemist, since she wasn't very good at the art when she was young. She has a remarkable love for money, but knows how to handle it. Her name is derived from Gust Corporation, who at the time of the game's publication had traditionally released their games under the NIS America label. Her outfit resembles that of a character in the Atelier series produced by Gust; she also claims to hail from Salburg, a location within the Atelier universe. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.

5pb.

Voiced by: nao (Japanese), Mela Lee (games), Caitlin Glass (anime)^[6] (English)

An additional character in the first game, her in-game events can be purchased as DLC via the PlayStation Network. Her stage name is directly derived from 5pb., the music company nao belongs to. In Mk2 (also Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation), she appears as a big pop star in Leanbox, who performs concerts to keep people from converting to ASIC (Arfoire Syndicate of International Crime). Her real name is Lyrica, and is very shy to people while offstage. She wears the 5pb. Records logo on her necklace. Because nao speaks Japanese, her in-game events come in English subtitles only within the localized version.

Red

Voiced by: Kanae Itō (Japanese), Carrie Keranen (English)

An additional character in the first game, her in-game events can be purchased as DLC via the PlayStation Network. Her name is directly derived from Red Entertainment. She is a young lesbian girl who constantly travels the world in search for wives, eventually running into IF and declaring her as first wife.

Plutia (プルルート, Pururūto, also "Pururut"^[9]) / Iris Heart

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Cherami Leigh^[6] (English)

First appears in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, and also appears as a protagonist within the anime. She is the goddess of Planeptune within the V dimension, and is based on the Mega Drive. Lazy and always tired like Neptune, Plutia is calm, friendly and nice, and values friendship. Her personality completely changes when she transforms into Iris Heart, becoming sadistic and cold.

Peashy (ピーシェ, Pīshe, also "Pish"^[10]) / Yellow Heart

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Japanese), Sandy Fox (games), Tia Ballard (anime)^[6] (English)

First appearing in Victory, Peashy is an infant with strong physical strength, and an artificial goddess. During the anime, she has a teary rollercoaster relationship with Neptune. She represents the PC Engine.

Setag ( ゼイゲ, Zeige)

Voiced by: Aya Endō (Japanese), Whitney Rodgers^[6] (English)

An anime-only character, she is Vert's technician. Her name is a play on Bill Gates, and she has the Microsoft Windows logo attached to her hair.

MAGES.

(メージス, Meijisu)

Voiced by: Kaori Furukawa (Japanese), Amanda Celine Miller (English)

A magician girl appearing in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1.

Broccoli

(ブロッコリー, Burokkorī)

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Karen Strassman (English)

A little girl first appearing in Victory. In Re;Birth 1, she can join Neptune's party near the end of the game.

CyberConnect2

(サイバーコネクトツー, Saibā Konekuto Tsū)

Voiced by: Masumi Asano (Japanese), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)

First appears in Victory. In Re;Birth 1, she is a friend of Financer, the chamberlain of Blanc. She can join Neptune's party in the later part of the game.

Falcom

(ファルコム, Farukomu)

Voiced by: Akemi Kanda (Japanese), Xanthe Huynh (English)

First appears in Victory. In Re;Birth 1, she is a newbie adventurer who can join Neptune's party near the end of the game.

MarvelousAQL

(マーベラスAQL, Māberasu AQL)

Voiced by: Hitomi Harada (Japanese), Kira Buckland (English)

Appears in Victory and Re;Birth 1.

Tekken

(鉄拳, Tekken)

Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (Japanese), Sherry Lynn (English)

Appears in Victory and Re;Birth 1.

Compile

An additional character that she is included only in Japanese version of the Victory game. she represents Compile.

Antagonists

Arfoire

Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (Japanese), Laura Post^[6] (English)

The main antagonist appearing since the first game, who has the goal of defeating the four goddesses and taking over Gamindustri. She wears black and purple gothic style clothes, along with a hat carrying a thorned rose, and has purple hair. She was formerly acquainted with Histoire, until Arfoire turned against her when they split Gamindustri into four parts. Her English localization name is based off the R4, a Nintendo DS game card which allows the owner to play pirated games. In the Japanese version of the game her name is Magiquone (マジェコンヌ, Majekon'nu), which refers to magicom (マジコン, "magic computer"), a Japanese umbrella term^[11] for devices that enable piracy on game consoles.

Warechu (ワレチュー, Warechū)^[12]

Voiced by: Neeko (Japanese), G.K. Bowes (games), Sara Ragsdale (anime)^[6] (English)

A talking mouse that is Arfroire's assistant in the anime.

Anonydeath (アノネデス, Anonedesu)

Voiced by: Yuki Fujiwara (Japanese), David Vincent^[6] (English)

First appearing in Victory, Anonydeath is another antagonist within the anime series. Depicted as a hacker working behind the scenes, he is hired to perform jobs by an unnamed client. He is a male who behaves and talks in a feminine manner, and has an obsession with Noire. He is responsible for the hacking of Lastation's servers (a reference to the 2011 PlayStation Network hacking incident).

Rei Kiseijyo ( キセイジョウ・レイ , Kiseijō Rei )^[13]

Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (games), Morgan Garrett (anime)^[6] (English)

Originally taking the guise of an anti-goddess activist, she reveals herself as the final antagonist towards the end of the anime, being in reality the goddess of the former nation of Tari, a reference to the Atari 2600. Her plans to destroy the world are thwarted by the protagonists.

Linda (リンダ, Rinda, also "Underling"^[6])

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese), Morgan Berry^[6] (English)

An antagonist and loyal soldier to ASIC. She kidnaps Ram and Rom within the anime.

CFW Trick (トリック・ザ・ハード, Torikku za Hādo)

Voiced by: Yōji Ueda (Japanese), Derek Stephen Prince (games), Josh Grelle (anime)^[6] (English)

A giant robot-like being that likes to lick little girls. First appeared in Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2; later appeared in the anime and Hyperdimension Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation. He is one of the Four Felons, along with CFW Magic, CFW Judge and CFW Brave.

Croire (クロワール, Kurowāru])

Voiced by: Kanai Mika (Japanese), Cristina Vee (English)

An unknown being similar to Histoire, who appears in Victory. She can traverse between dimensions. She serves Rei Ryghts to entertain her. Croire is Histoire's polar opposite. While Histoire speaks in a eloquent and conserved manner and is generally a kind-hearted individual, Croire is depicted as a rude and sadistic person that speaks in a brusque, vulgar tone and will openly mock and ridicule others, regardless of who they are. She also shows no reservations in the usage of profanity, unlike Histoire.

Other characters

Introduced in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory

Abnes (アブネス, Abunesu)

Voiced by: Yui Shoji (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh^[6] (English)

A young member of the Seven Sages, and a self-proclaimed protector of little girls worldwide. This character is a tongue-in-cheek reference to anti-videogame parental activism groups, and the name is a reference to Agnes Chan.

In the anime, Self-professed "protector of little girls worldwide", within the anime she acts as a reporter who aims to uncover stories relating to little girls.

Mr. Badd

Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese), Keith Silverstein (English)

A member of the Seven Sages. He raised the kids that were turned into monsters upon failing to transform into CPU.

Copypaste

Voiced by: Daisuke Kusonoki (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)

A member of the Seven Sages. He is a large mechanical robot.

Pirachu

Voiced by: Neeko (Japanese), Laura Post (English)

A member of the Seven Sages. He is a rat and a self-proclaimed mascot of the Seven Sages. He has a crush on Compa. The name is a reference to Pikachu.

Keiji Inafune

He makes a cameo as special attacks by Neptune.

Masanobu Endō

He makes a cameo as special attacks by Noire.

References

External links

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