List of Vandread characters

The following is a List of Vandread characters in the anime program "Vandread".

Women

Dita Liebely

:anime voices|Yumi Kakazu|Julie Maddalena

Occupation: Apprentice Pilot
Age: 16
Blood Type: O
Birthday: September 1st
Height: 158 cm (5' 2")
Weight: 46 kg (101.4 lb.s)

:nihongo|Dita Liebely|ディータ・リーベライ|Dīta Rīberai is the female protagonist who is romantically involved with Hibiki. She refers to him playfully as nihongo|"Mr. Alien"|宇宙人さん|Uchuujin-san, while Hibiki refers to her as "that UFO Girl". Dita has a bubbly, lively personality that usually shows in almost every aspect of life, even when she is fighting (she refers to the enemy as "bad aliens"). She admits to having feelings for Hibiki since she met him (whether or not this was a "love at first sight" moment is debatable), and is subject to at least some ridicule and incredulity by her fellow crewmembers for her unusual infatuation with a male. When her Dread unites with Hibiki's Vanguard, they become the Vandread Dita-type Blue Kachina/Giant ["Kachina literally means life bringer"] , a blue giant mecha that has access to a powerful dual energy cannon, that acts as a long-range or short-range weapon. She loves cooking for Hibiki and feels satisfied whenever he wolfs down her delicacies. While her character is childish, she received a co-leading rank, just under Jura and Barnett.

Misty Cornwell

:anime voices|Moyu Arishima|Lia Sargent

Occupation: Radar Operator
Age: 14
Blood Type:
Birthday: June 19th
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:nihongo|Misty Cornwell|ミスティ・コーンウェル|Misuti Kōnweru is a new female character rescued by the crew at the beginning of the Second Stage. Found inside a human-sized pod who was rescued after a short scuffle between the Nirvana and several Harvester units, Misty is from the planet Pluto, in the same solar system the planet Earth is located. As such, she is well-knowledged in the old-fashioned ideals about men and women, such as the typical boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, which confuses the others and makes Dita feel jealous. Like Dita, Misty is an excellent cook and uses her knowledge of men along with that to her advantage. Though she later gives up on trying to win Hibiki's heart, she does allow Dita to realize her own affections for Hibiki. Meanwhile she turns her attentions towards Meia.

Meia Gisborn

:anime voices|Fumiko Orikasa|Julie Ann Taylor

Occupation: Chief Pilot
Age: 19
Blood Type: B
Birthday: June 10th
Height: 169 cm (5' 6.5")
Weight: 51 kg (112.4 lb.s)

:nihongo|Meia Gisborn|メイア・ギズボーン|Meia Gizubōn, at first, has the behavior of an Amazon; she detests men and is disgusted whenever Hibiki saves her. She rarely smiles (only doing so a few times on the first season and the second season (Second Stage), including the time she smiled when she had to babysit Ezra's baby, Karu, and during the final fight with the enemy), suffers from claustrophobia, and has a traumatic past. As a young girl, the life support systems on her home quadrant failed, and there was a mass evacuation with not enough lifeboats. She lost her parents when they pushed her aboard the last ship off the quadrant among the crowd. Alone, she resorted to a life of crime and street fights to make a living, due to the insecurity she felt from people blaming her parents for the catastrophe. She joined the pirates when Magno Vivian appeared and tossed a laser ring to her asking her to join them. With a new will to live, she gained ranks quickly. As squadron commander, she leads the other Dreads in battle, and is usually called "leader" or "chief" by others. Everyone appreciates her and normally tries to throw a surprise birthday party for her. However, she despises such occasions and once she flew off in her Dread to scout ahead of the Nirvana, just so that she would not be irritated by the crew. When her Dread unites with Hibiki's Vanguard, they become the Vandread Meia-type White Wing, which resembles a silver eagle. Its main, and only known, form of attack is a high-velocity ram that pierces nearly all enemy units in its path.

Jura Basil Elden

:anime voices|Yu Asakawa|Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Occupation: Pilot
Age: 20
Blood Type: AB
Birthday: August 31st
Height: 174 cm (5' 8.5")
Weight: 53 kg (116.8 lb.s)

:nihongo|Jura Basil Elden|ジュラ・ベーシル・エルデン|Jura Bēshiru Eruden is the secondary leader of the Dread fighting force, although she is somewhat inexperienced in a leadership role and not as skilled as Meia. The reasons behind this are due to her spoiled personality, vanity and her dependency to Barnette. Initially, she keeps trying to unite with Hibiki's Vanguard, after seeing how Dita and Meia were able to accomplish this. Jura usually carries a rapier, but seldom gets the chance to show her ability with it. She is shocked at the appearance of her Vandread Jura-type Red Claw, when she first unites with Hibiki's Vanguard. It resembles a crab with green discs that orbit the machine. This particular Vandread utilizes an enhanced shielding system, which allows it to cover any object, up to the size of a planet, making it more of a defensive weapon than an offensive one. In Second Stage, she spends a lot of time trying to get Hibiki to make a baby with her, and when he is leaving, she makes a dive for him, misses and grabs Duelo instead.

Barnette Orangello

:anime voices|Michiko Neya|Philece Sampler

Occupation: Pilot
Age: 18
Blood Type:
Birthday: October 4th
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:nihongo|Barnette Orangello|バーネット・オランジェロ|Bānetto Oranjero is one of the many Dread pilot co-leaders under Meia's command on the Nirvana, and is ranked higher than Dita. Unlike the three other Dread pilots featured in the series (Dita, Meia, and Jura), her Dread cannot combine with Hibiki's Vanguard, due to her position when the Paksis altered the Dreads. She displays one of the most aggressive behaviors, in terms of both her fighting style and her attitude towards men, who have been integrated into the Nirvana's crew (probably more so than Meia). She has a very impressive firearms collection (including a Calico pistol, a CZ 75 pistol, a Steyr AUG, and a Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun) and is also an excellent cook. During the Second Stage, she voluntarily replaced Gascogne to lead the Registry, after a sortie against a Harvester mothership.

Gascogne Rheingau

:anime voices|Mayumi Asano|Jane Alan

Occupation: Register Chief
Age: 32
Blood Type:
Birthday: September 21st
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:nihongo|Gascogne Rheingau|ガスコーニュ・ラインガウ|Gasukōnyu Raingau runs the Nirvana's Registry, and is responsible for supplying the Dread fighters with all of their weapons for their battles against the Harvesters, either inside the ship or outside, while piloting a delivery vessel. While her Registry crew might lose their heads amongst the excitement and intensity of the battles, she is always able to help them maintain their cool by reminding them to "Smile, smile!" On top of her duties as the head of Registry, she is Magno's third-in-command, after BC. She is very much like a big sister to the rest of the crew and is there to give sarcastic advice whenever it is needed (although sometimes not appreciated). During her spare time, or when there are no Harvester encounters, she enjoys playing a round of poker with Hibiki. She seemingly despises being called "Gasco". Gascogne acts like a big sister to Hibiki, giving him advice, and spending their free time together.

:In Second Stage, the Nirvana was caught in a seemingly impossible battle against a Harvester mothership. In an attempt to save Barnette's Dread from being crushed by a Copy-Nirvana, Gascogne, in the delivery ship, flies in and shoots missiles at the unit. Although Barnette was jarred loose from the impact, the copy turns its rage onto Gascogne and impaled the ship. As it fell into the mothership and burst into flames, the delivery ship is swallowed up and Gascogne is unable to escape. It is assumed that she did not survive the crash. However, she shows up very much alive, during the final battle against Earth, piloting the same mothership, after commandeering its systems.

Buzam A. Calessa

:anime voices|Yoko Soumi|Wendee Lee

Occupation: Sub-Commander
Age: 28
Blood Type:
Birthday: April 4th
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:nihongo|Buzam A. Calessa|ブザム・A・カレッサ|Buzamu A. Karessa, or simply "BC", is the sub-commander of the Nirvana. She is stern and all-business and looks after the general welfare of the crew. A skilled tactician, BC gives orders firmly and decisively. She seems like a workaholic, constantly staying near the bridge to access data and review the crew's performance. During the initial episodes, she is seen secretly taking a small, data disc from the bridge's database, until Magno interrupts. However, her suspicious actions do not seem relevant until the Second Stage, where it is revealed that she is actually the Commander of the Taraak Intelligence, whose real name is "Tenmei Uragasumi", a male spy for Taraak. However, in the end, Magno Vivian forgives "her" and retains "her" position as sub-commander, on the provision that "she "stays as BC.

Parfet Balblair

:anime voices|Megumi Toyoguchi|Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Occupation: Chief Engineer
Age: 18
Blood Type:
Birthday: November 23rd
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:nihongo|Parfet Balblair|パルフェ・バルブレア|Parufe Baruburea is the ship's chief engineer. She's a cheerful, nerdy-looking girl with huge glasses and brown hair which she keeps in two large pigtails. Parfait spends most of her time monitoring the Paeksys and the ship's engines, but also has time to devise other inventions for the crew on special occasions. At Christmas she worked very hard to get a snow machine working for everyone. From the start of the series, she finds herself partnered with Duelo, the two having a common patient. As the series progresses, the two become very close, and by the end seem to have a mutual attraction (she became very jealous when Jura made a dive for Hibiki, missed and ended up grabbing Duelo instead).

Paiway Underberg

:anime voices|Sawa Ishige|Sandy Fox

Occupation: Nurse
Age: 11
Blood Type:
Birthday: December 21st
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:nihongo|Paiway Underberg|パイウェイ・ウンダーベルグ|Paiwei Undāberugu is the ship's nurse under Duelo, though her uniform looks more like a French maid's outfit than a nurse's. Prior to the appearance of the men she was the ship's only doctor. During the first season, she spent her free time trying to exploit the bad habits of the male crew members and would secretly keep tabs on the men and either jot down notes in her journal or take pictures with her camera, which she refers to as "Pai-checks." This would soon pay off and sparked a raid that got all the men, including the drifter Rabat, locked up for a while. However, she stops this after a combination of seeing Dita's reaction to Hibiki's imprisonment and the discovery that men and women were of the same species, but she resumes her activities anyway. She carries a frog hand puppet with her all the time and is often seen talking to people with it in a gruff low pitched voice. (In the Japanese version, she talks to people with it in a more childish voice, ending her sentences through the frog puppet with the term "kero," which is the Japanese equivalent of "ribbit.) She is usually either seen with Duelo or spying on everyone. At the end of Second Stage (season 2) she gave in to impulse and flicked Duelo's hair up to see his face, and apparently thought him rather handsome.

Magno Vivan

:anime voices|Hisako Kyouda|Catherine Battistone

Occupation: Commander
Age: 108
Blood Type:
Birthday: December 25th
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:nihongo|Magno Vivan|マグノ・ビバン|Maguno Biban is the commander of the pirates and everyone addresses her "Boss" ("Okashira" in the Japanese version, which was translated as "captain"). She is one of the first-generation colonists from Earth that was onboard the Ikazuchi colony ship, hoping to populate other planets around the galaxy. She is over a hundred years old and is filled to the brim with knowledge and wisdom, most of which reflects the same kind of wisdom that can be applied to both genders, before their separation into Mejare and Taraak. She often hands out pieces of advice and directs the crew in their duties.

:Also, though not directly stated, she may be Hibiki Tokai's sister. This can be derived from the picture she has of herself on the colonization ship holding the infant Hibiki. However, it can be argued that this may not be true, as stated by Hibiki's "grandfather" (in reality, he is his uncle) during a conversion near the end of the Second Stage, that he remembers Magno always coming to play with the infant Hibiki on the colony ship. As such, she may merely be an age-old friend of his, during her days as a youth.

Ezra Vieil

:anime voices|Sayaka Ohara|Bridget Hoffman

Occupation: Bridge Personnel
Age: 24
Blood Type:
Birthday: July 8th
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:nihongo|Ezra Vieil|エズラ・ヴィエーユ|Ezura Viēyu is a part of the bridge crew of the Nirvana, and she is an operator, although most of her work appears to surround communications. Ezra is kind and cheerful, and always seems to be able to cheer people up with her kindness. Despite the animosity between women and men, Ezra has become a kind motherly figure to Dita and Hibiki. She also agreed to be a Fama, and is pregnant throughout much of the series, displaying symptoms(in which she wanted to eat most of the time, and in one episode she had a craving for something sour)that seem to be a mystery to the men on the Nirvana. :Ezra's kindness is repaid to her when she has her baby, as the crew all help her through bringing her child into the world. Although it is difficult for her at times to be a mother, Ezra tries her best in order to care for the baby and make sure that her "Ohma" Rebecca is proud of her.

Men

Hibiki Tokai

:anime voices|Hiroyuki Yoshino|Tony Oliver

Occupation: Vanguard Pilot
Age: 16
Blood Type:
Birthday: October 10th
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:nihongo|Hibiki Tokai|ヒビキ・トカイ|Hibiki Tokai is a third-class citizen of Taraak that gets thrown into the mess with Duelo and Bart. He was unwilling to do anything but hide when the Nirvana was attacked by Harvesters when they appeared halfway across the galaxy. However, after a talk from the sub-commander, BC, Hibiki gets into a Vanguard (Bangaata), in an attempt to help the female pilots fight the enemy. He is very rash but gets the job done, and often ends any enemy threat quickly. By the end of the series, it is revealed he is the son of the empress of Mejere and emperor of Taraak, Lady Grand-ma and Lord Grand-pa respectively, who was frozen in hibernation, but awakened mysteriously around 14 years before the series began. His uncle, Grand-pa's younger brother, whom he refers to as "grandfather," took care of him when he emerged from cryostasis. It is also his rally to the two planets that convinces all of them that they should fight for their right to live when the Harvester fleet from Earth arrives. During the course of the series, Hibiki and Dita have an odd-couple relationship. In the initial episodes, Hibiki would run away from Dita every time she came after him, finding her very annoying. He even screamed at her, getting her to leave him alone, for which he indirectly apologizes to her later. Eventually, Hibiki gets used to being around Dita, often helping her out on board the Nirvana. He also falls in love with Dita's cooking and eventually with Dita herself.

:The crew on board the Nirvana sees the romantic feelings developing between Hibiki and Dita, often wondering when the two will admit their feelings for each other. The crew wants to see a romance story unfold, and to know if it's at all possible for a man and woman to be that close.

:The series also features Hibiki's relationships with the other girls which range all the way from sisterly to obsessive.

Duelo McFile

:anime voices|Hideki Tasaka|Steven Jay Blum

Occupation: Doctor
Age: 17
Blood Type:
Birthday: March 16th
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:nihongo|Duelo McFile|ドゥエロ・マクファイル|Duero Makufairu is the ship doctor for the "Nirvana". Duelo quickly takes over medical emergencies often at the objection of the female pirates, but ignores them, assuring the crew members that he is not a threat. Since he is the only licensed medical practitioner on board the Nirvana, and being that the medical facilities on board the female pirate ship were no longer operational, the female pirates were left with no choice but to have him as their official doctor. A very calm and collected character, it was said that Duelo got whatever job he wanted simply by submitting a blank resume with his name on it, as he was one of Taraak's elite. However, he can be confused and awkward when faced with something outside of his experience and education, as when he had to coach Hibiki and Dita through delivery of Ezra's baby. While very analytical, he also makes an important discovery during the series regarding Hibiki's heritage. He eventually becomes close friends with Parfait, the first woman he worked closely with, which later develops into a mutual attraction. He fits the anime classification of a bishōnen, randomly acts yaoi-like and never shows the right side of his face. The latter trait is explicitly referenced at the very end of the Second Stage, when Paiway Underberg sneaks up to Duelo and for a second, strokes aside the hair covering his right eye. She then contentedly exclaims "Just as I thought!" but because the audience only sees Duelo's back at that moment, "what" she saw exactly remains a mystery (judging by the rather pleased faces both Paiway and Parfait had, he is probably handsome).

Bart Garsus

:anime voices|Seki Tomokazu|Kirk Thornton

Occupation: Navigator
Age: 16
Blood Type:
Birthday: January 3rd
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:nihongo|Bart Garsus|バート・ガルサス|Bāto Garusasu is a first-class citizen from Taraak, coming from rich parents who owned a food production company. He is initially an easily excitable, weak, and cowardly character, and ends up becoming the helmsman of the Nirvana when the ship chose him for the job. Early in "Vandread: The Second Stage", Bart showed compassion for a sick little girl on a polluted planet. She listened to his embellished stories and laughed at his jokes. When a Harvest ship came to the planet, he showed courage for the first time by fighting them off almost single handedly with the weapons of the Nirvana. But while he was gone, she died from her illness. She left a doll of Bart she was making, without finishing the hair, in memory of her Bart shaved his head, closely bringing his appearing to that of the unfinished doll. Towards the end of the series, he develops feelings for BC, not knowing her secret, but even after he finds out, he is not swayed, and continues to pursue BC for a relationship Fact|date=July 2008. While more settled late in the series, Bart remains a comic relief character.

Other

Rabat

:anime voices|Unshō Ishizuka|Jamieson Price

Occupation: Trader
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:nihongo|Rabat|ラバット|Rabatto|a contraction of "rat bastard" is an intergalactic trader. Although he is a swindler and con-artist, he has some vital information as to what exactly the enemies are that the Nirvana are up against. He is accompanied by a female orangutan called "Butan".

:From his first introduction in the series, the crew meets Rabat and his ape sidekick on a deserted space station. He cajoles his way aboard the Nirvana, and secretly tries to swindle the crew and steal Hibiki's Vanguard. Afterwards, when confronted by Hibiki, he scolds Hikibi on the ethics of manhood by beating him to a pulp, though this did play part in Hibiki's development. After being found out, he departs from the ship but later has another run in with the Nirvana after saving Hibiki. Afterwards, he resurfaces when the Nirvana docks in a facility of Harvester refugees whose leader has a long infatuation for him. Later along the series, it is revealed that he was, in fact, an informant for the Harvest fleet, selling them information, seeing it as his way of making money and surviving.

:However, there was another dimension to his character as well. Rabat was originally a space explorer from Earth, and his real name is Samuel Adams. He crashed on a planet that had inhabitants that could only speak through telepathy and not words. Rabat was taken in by their culture and eventually learned their ways, that the "spirits" would choose someone to lead the victory over the Harvest fleet. That person was Hibiki, and not Rabat - and so Rabat set out in search of the one chosen by the spirits. His profession as a merchant and his association with the Harvest fleet is perhaps only a cover for this. His bad treatment of Hibiki was only a way of teaching him to overcome himself, and prove that he existed by using words that were his own, and not others. Towards the ending of the series, he later helps the Nirvana in the final battle against the Harvesters.

Butan

:anime voices|Kujira|Kirk Thornton:nihongo|Butan|ウータン|Ūtan is an orangutan who is with Rabat all the time. She likes Pyoro a lot but doesn't like Rabat being close to any women he likes.

Occupation: Pilot/Gunner (Can't remember what she did.)
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Pyoro

Pyoro is a small robot who was originally a navigation robot (NAVI robot) on board the original colony ship "Ikazuchi". When Hibiki is caught on board the the upgraded "Ikazuchi", the NAVI robot is assigned to guard Hibiki, who's imprisoned behind an electronic barrier. However, when the pirates from Mejere attack and the original section of the "Ikazuchi" is jettisoned (where Hibiki's cell is located), the attack by Taraak to destroy that jettisoned section combined with the Paksis Pragma's attempt to save itself caused the NAVI robot to become broken. Thus the Paksis causes it to evolve and have a personality along with a quirky speech pattern in which the robot ends most of its sentences with the term "pyoro." After the Mejere pirate ship is merged with the old "Ikazuchi" to become the "Nirvana", the ship's chief engineer decides to name the old NAVI robot, "Pyoro-kun" (or just Pyoro as it is done in the English) after hearing it speak.

Occupation: NAVI Robot/Guard (Then, no specified job.)
Age: unknown; likely over 100-years if Pyoro was on board the "Ikazuchi" when it left Earth originally.
Blood Type: N/A
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Amarone Slaintheav

:anime voices|Shiho Kikuchi|Lynn Fischer:nihongo|Amarone Slaintheav|アマローネ・スランジーバ|Amarōne Suranjība is an African Megeran and is an operator of the Nirvana.

Occupation: Radar Operator
Age: 19
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Birthday: May 6th
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Belvedere Coco

:anime voices|Yuki Masuda|Michelle Ruff:nihongo|Belvedere Coco|ベルヴェデール・ココ|Beruvedēru Koko is a blond-haired Megeran who is also an operator.

Occupation: Dread Navigator
Age: 18
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Birthday: February 3rd
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Celtic Midori

:anime voices|Naomi Wakabayashi|Sandy Fox:nihongo|Celtic Midori|セルティック・ミドリ|Serutikku Midori is another Megeran operator who has all sorts of costumes. She's mostly a cosplay person of the crew.

Occupation: Bridge Personnel (Operator)
Age: 17
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Birthday: October 11th
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Manga only

Tenho Farland

:nihongo|Tenho Farland|テンホ・ファーランド|Tenho Fārando is a smart young girl from Megeran and is Paiway's manga replacement. She is especially nice to Hibiki who she looks upon like a brother. She has the ability to communicate with machines. Tenho was an orphan when she was found by Meia. Meia then takes her to the Megeran Pirates, who Tenho joins.

Asra Mute

:nihongo|Asra Mute|アスラ・ミュート|Asura Myūto is the pilot of Dark Vandread (or Shadowdread). She first appear to help the Nirvana crew only to get information on them. She then hangs out with Hibiki which makes Dita sad to see Hibiki with her. She then got her mind controlled and started to attack Hibiki. Dita then arrived just in time to see what was happening and tried to save Hibiki. Tenho then appeared to stop Asra, but was shanghaied by her own Vandread. Hibiki and Dita piloted their Vandread and fought Asra. They managed to destroy it and save Asra. Jura tells Meia that she will watch over Asra in order to ensure her safety and with that, Asra became a new crew member.