Age: 14 (16 in last episode) Renton Thurston (レントン,) 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. 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. 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 that his father loved his family. Renton no longer hated his father after learning Adrock sacrificed his life for the benefit of his family. 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.

Eureka

Eureka (エウレカ, Eureka?) is a pale young girl with Aqua hair and lavender eyes 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 Scub Coral, who had become the largest living mass on Earth, longed to connect with humanity, and created two human form Coralians to reach this goal. Sakuya came first, and she foretold of Eureka's arrival. Eureka was meant to be a blank slate, so that she would be shaped by her experiences with humanity, and bring these experiences 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 and the methods by which humans demonstrate and share feelings creates many complications at times whenever Renton tries to bond with her. After she entered the Coralian with Renton, she began to suffer at a subconscious level as a side effect of her proximity to the old dig site FAC51, and the large amount of Scub within. She becomes constantly fatigued and seems to be in either despair or depression. The negative feelings she feels are further increased as she becomes convinced that the Nirvash no longer wants her as its pilot in favour of Renton. She tries to make things up with Renton, but is rebuffed.Her name is usually not pronounced like the word "eureka" in English (pronounced as 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.'

Maurice, Maeter, and Linck

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 during the massacre at Ciudades del Cielo. Shocked at the sight of the orphaned children, and the sudden consideration of her targets as people that she had killed, Eureka took them aboard the Nirvash and has taken care of them ever since. Early on, the children consider Renton to be at best a target for their amusement and at worst a direct threat to their relationship with Eureka, whom they consider to be their mother. Through the series this changes slowly, and at the end of the series, the children consider Renton their father. 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. Throughout the series, Maurice is the one who accepts Renton the least, despite occasional acknowledgement of Renton's achievements.
Maeter is the middle child and only girl of the group. She is 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 then went away before Eureka came, presumably her original mother. She tends to take care of Linck, a trait she has exhibited ever since Eureka met them.
Linck is always curious and as the youngest, is less aware of the situations around him and more likely to cry when provoked. He was just a baby during the massacre and, as such, has no memories of his orginal family. Linck has what appears to be a scar on his forehead; it is unknown how he got it, but some assume it was a result of what happened at Ciudades del Cielo.

Holland Novak

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 to get Holland into Dewey's command ship. Until a couple of years ago he and his companions were part of SOF, an U.F. elite military unit, but deserted after meeting Norb and accepting his charge to protect Eureka until her partner made himself known. The events that led to Holland's desertion also led to the incarceration of his brother Dewey, and they share a deep hatred for each other, in Holland's case beginning at that time. Holland is known as one of the greatest ref boarders alive, and is an idol to many young people, including Renton. -he frequently loses his temper when a situation turns bad, or when faced with insubordination. He has thrown Renton in the brig for using Nirvash without permission, and has beaten Renton for particularly vexing transgressions. Holland also suffers from the memories of his bloody past actions, and in reaction to these sometimes lashes out violently. When he's not occupied with official Gekkostate business, his private personal is quite laid-back and carefree

Talho Yūki

Talho Yūki is the head pilot of the Gekko, though she eventually gives up the position to Moondoggie. 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 for unknown reasons 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 even to 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. She considers Renton, Eureka, Maurice, Maeter, and Linck to be her children. She and Holland are romantically involved throughout the series. During the early episodes she feels insecure in Holland's commitment to her, constantly reacting jealously to Eureka, as well as to the memory of Renton's sister whom Holland had dated.

Matthieu

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 as most LFO work is done by Holland in the more effective Devilfish. Matthieu seems to be responsible for gathering information from and maintaining contacts with ref boarders and DJs. Early on, he was one of the few members of the Gekkostate who showed any sympathy for Renton. 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.

Hilda

Hilda is the pilot of the Terminus typeR808 and Talho's best friend. She holds a managerial position 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.

Stoner

Stoner is the photographer and journalist for ray=out, an underground lifter-culture 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.

Ken-Goh

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.

Mischa

Mischa is the Gekkostate's doctor. Originally she was a military scientist specializing in studying Eureka and the Nirvash, and apparently left the military to follow Eureka when Holland stole her away. She has thus known Eureka for years, and is particularly attentive to her 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. 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 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.

Gonzy

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 Vodarek, 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 the "Second Summer of Love."

Jobs

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 is found 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," 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.

Woz

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 is a deep contrast to Jobs, but they seem to maintain a strong friendship anyway. He is modeled after Steve Wozniak (hence, "Woz"), another of Apple's co-founders.

Hap

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 in action, 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 parsimonious when it comes to spending money and is also notably unathletic.

Gidget

Gidget is the sensor and communications officer in Gekkostate. Her role is considered secondary 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. 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. Gidget told everyone that Eureka was suffering from love. She is also one of the only crew members to have a heart-to-heart conversations with Eureka, telling her that what 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.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.

Moondoggie

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 lists his name as James Darren Emerson. His nickname is frequently shortened to "Doggie" by other members of Gekkostate, and Renton sometimes calls him , referring to Moondoggie as his older brother. In the English version, Moondoggie occasionally talks in surfer speak. As the fifth-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.

U.F. Force

Anemone

Anemone (アネモネ, ) 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 assigns 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.

Lieutenant Dominic Sorel

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, especially given his occasional naivete. 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, and in fact seems to consider Dominic to be a harmless but occasionally useful tool that can be safely ignored. 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 trike. A bit of a running gag in Eureka Seven is Dominic's inability to use and understand maps. Because of this, Renton calls Dominic a "genuine idiot" twice.

Colonel Dewey Novak

Dewey Novak, former lieutenant colonel and Holland's brother, Dewey was imprisoned as punishment for Holland and the SOF's desertion, for which they believed him to be responsible. This is also apparently part of the attempt to shut down the remnants Adrock Thurston's project. 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 (dubbed 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. However, since the only account of this event is given by Dewey to Anemone, parts of it might actually be a delusion he created. Holland at the end admitted that he did not know how Dewey's madness came to be. Dewey also bears a deep hatred for the Scub, and focuses his efforts on destroying it throughout the series. This hatred is such that by the end of the series, that Dewey now sees the planet it asborbed as beyond redemption and comes to a final conclusion. To further that ideal, during his final confrontation with Holland, Dewey revealed to his brother that he secretly had a Compac Drive embedded in his chest, much like Norb. His Compac Drive, however, is more like a dead man's switch that binds him to the Earth itself: Stating that should he die, the entire world dies with him. With that, Dewey shoots himself in the head to start the final conclusion, activating the collars on Eureka and Anemone, having them inject a command that would relay a self-destruct sequence throughout the Scub Coral if either were to become part of it. 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.

The Council of the Sages

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. It is unknown what happenned to Coda after. In the manga version, Dewey kills all three of them.

Ageha Squad

The 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. They are blissfully unconcerned about the immense amount of people killed as a result of their efforts, and are only interested in Dewey's responses. It is revealed by Captain Jurgens that they were found by Colonel Dewey in Warsaw, victims of an ethnic cleansing.

Captain Jurgens

Captain 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 finds his personal limit after reading the last issue of ray=out. He helps to spread Gekkostate's 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 begins operating 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). It's been subtly hinted throughout the series that he has some feelings for or is in some kind of relationship with Maria Schneider.

Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider is the executive officer 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. It's been subtly hinted throughout the series that she has some feelings for or is in some kind of relationship with Captain Jurgens.

Civilians

Axel Thurston

Axel Thurston is Renton's grandfather, Adrock's father, 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.

Yucatan Iglasias

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 try to steal a Pancha Fruit 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.

Charles Beams

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 still as much a killer as he was while leading an elite force. 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 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. When Renton asks Holland why he had to kill Charles, Holland answers that Charles and Ray, like Holland himself, knew no other way.

Ray Beams

Ray Beams is Charles' fighting partner and wife, and apparently served with him in the SOF. In the past, she was rendered sterile, possibly 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. When Renton temporarily joins Charles and Ray on the Swan, Ray immediately bonds with him. To her, Renton is the child she could not have and with his presence finally makes her feel like she has a true family. Her extreme joy turns to heartbreak when she learns that Renton is not only Adrock Thurston's son but was also a member of Gekkostate. Even though she lets him return to Gekkostate without protest, she is emotionally distraught. Her grief later turns to anger when she learns that Renton is in love with Eureka. 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. Ray also blames Eureka for 'stealing' Renton, whom Ray had adopted as her son, away from her. 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.

Tiptory

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 to prevent the Federation from capturing her directly. After presenting her as a captive and 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.

Norb

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 spasms 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. Norb has also shown a dislike of bathing and is often referred to as a smelly old man by Eureka's kids.

Sakuya

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.

Morita

Voiced by: Kenichi Ono (Japanese), Terrence Stone (English) 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 in the past they don't get along well (for unstated reasons).

Dr. Greg "Bear" Egan

Voiced by: Banjou Ginga (Japanese), Joey Camen (English) 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. The underground videos of this, along with the information published in Ray=Out was the final straw 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.

Dr. Sonia Wakabayashi

Voiced by: Yuriko Yamaguchi (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English) Another of Tresor's scientists, Sonia Wakabayashi formerly studied Eureka along with Mischa. While apparently a good friend to Eureka, she's rather high-strung, and not as adaptable to the Gekkostate lifestyle as Mischa is.

William B. "Will" Baxter

Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa (Japanese), Keith Silverstein (English) Will is a young man who lives somewhat close to Gianas. 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 Desperation Disease. 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 Desperation Disease. Just before his small farm is destroyed by a fragment of Oratorio No. 8, he finally sees Martha walk again.

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. Sumner Sturgeon Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English) 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 Vodarek, 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 Vodarek threat at the tower. It is then when meets Sumner meets Ruri once more while she is on a mission for the Vodarek (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 Vodarek. 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.

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.

Diane Thurston

Voiced by: Sakiko Tamagawa (Japanese), Peggy O'Neal (English) 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 initially 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 and the kids. It's suggested that the command center will return again and that Adrock and Diane are alive and well, continuing their reading.