Renton Thurston (Eureka Seven)

Infobox animanga character
name = Renton Thurston
series = Eureka Seven


first = "Eureka Seven" Episode 1
last = "Eureka Seven" Episode 50
creator =
voiced by = Yuko Sanpei (Japanese)
Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
alias =
age = 14
born = Unknown
death =
nationality = United Federation of Predgio Towers (before Gekkostate and during the time with Charles and Ray Beams)
Gekkostate
relatives = Eureka(wife de facto)
Maurice (adoptive son de facto)
Maeter (adoptive daughter de facto)
Linck (adoptive son de facto)
Axel Thurston(grandfather)
Adroc Thurston(father)
Dianne Thurston (sister)
occupation = LFO Pilot of the Gekkostate

: "For the series, see Eureka Seven."

Renton Thurston is a protagonist of Eureka Seven and also refer to as the boy.

Character

Renton is one of the main characters and a member of the Gekkostate. His primary reason of why he join the Gekkostate is uncertain whether he enjoyed being with Holland (the greatest amateur lifter in the world), Eureka, or both. Renton always think life is mundane and wants to do the extraordinary that sometimes makes the grown ups angry. In seasons one and two Renton can be seen as the nickname "busboy" of the Gekko. He did almost every aspect of a busboy (cleaning, cooking, etc). Occasionally he could ride with Eureka on the Nirvash TypeZERO and be able to lift. As the show went into its third season, viewers find Renton and Eureka relationship deepens while the kids (Maurice, Maeter, and Linck) still disregard Renton as their papa. We can see that the third season Renton matured a bit, however, he still have more improvement. As Dewey Novak became serious about annihilating the Scub Corals, the Gekkostate and scientist of the Treswall Laboratories remade the specs of the Nirvash TypeZERO and the two pilots (Eureka and Renton) continue their piloting. Season four came and one can see that Renton's maturity is beyond his maturity in season one. Renton became a hero, a dad, and a prominent member of the Gekkostate by the time the show came to a close.

Relationships

Eureka

Eureka, also refer to as the girl in Eureka Seven, has been with Renton ever since Nirvash TypeZERO had crashed at Axel Thurston's garage. Renton went in love with Eureka at first sight, although Eureka didn't respond back to it till later episodes. In the later episodes, especially during seasons 3 and 4, Eureka and Renton were seen holding hands and always together. Holland once said, "Eureka's partner is you Renton" according to Episode 34. The relationship goes deeper when the Nirvash needs both Eureka and Renton to maximize its capability with a balance. Though this love is similar with the love Sakuya has with Norb and Anemone with Dominic, Eureka and Renton seems most natural and most interesting, since the creators focus the story on both of them. Eureka never formally marries Renton, but the record book Axel Thurston wrote that Eureka was Renton's wife, and the kiss in Episode 50 with the lake scene allows viewers to presume Eureka and Renton are eventually formally married.

Maurice, Maeter, Linck

Maurice, Maeter, and Linck are Eureka adopted kids, however it was later described as Renton's adopted kids as well, according to Axel Thurston's family book. Though the first two seasons, the relationship between Renton and the kids were hostile, in the latter seasons their relationship deepens and in episode 50, Maurice was able to implicitly call Renton "papa". Implicitly prior to episode 50, Maurice also offer a fruit to Renton when they were in the "promised land" which turns out to be Earth, further states Maurice's acceptance of Renton as father. Maeter and Linck was not clearly stated their feeling toward Renton, but several scenes allows viewer to presume they too feel as though Renton is their "papa".

Gekkostate

Renton's relationship with the Gekkostate is simple. In the first and second seasons, Renton was the "busboy of the Gekko" and was forced to do maid-work and looking after the Gekko Market. Renton was able to pilot the Nirvash TypeZERO with Eureka, but ever since Eureka was hospitalized, Renton was forbidden to be on the Nirvash. This was overriden in the later episodes. In the latter parts of the show, the Gekkostate respect Renton more, since they knew his status as being "Eureka's partner". Furthermore, Renton gains the trust of many in the Gekkostate, especially Holland Novak. Holland's final words toward Renton were "It's like him to graduate without consent".

References

* [http://www.eureka-prj.net/animation.html "Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven"] . Project Eureka. Retrieved on October 06, 2008.
* [http://myanimelist.net/character/477/Renton_Thurston"Renton Thurston - MyAnimeList.net"] . MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved on October 06, 2008.