List of Getter Robo characters

Getter Robo

Getter Team

• Ryoma Nagare Voiced by: Akira Kamiya - is the protagonist and main pilot in the Getter Robo franchise. He is a hot-blooded youth in high school. He pilots the Getter-1, Getter Dragon, and Shin Getter-1 in the manga and anime. He is voiced by Akira Kamiya in the original Getter Robo anime television series, as well as its sequel Getter Robo G, while in Getter Robo Armageddon, Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo, and New Getter Robo, he is voiced by Hideo Ishikawa. Ryoma is heavily featured in the Super Robot Wars games, mostly in his anime series incarnation. He also appears in Another Century Episode 3 game for the PS2 in his Getter Robo Armageddon version.
• Hayato Jin Voiced by: Keaton Yamada - The aloof and seemingly anti-social Hayato Jin, displays considerable skill at various sports, but generally likes to be left alone. Despite this he eventually gets all the girls, including the Kyoryu Empire android spies. Hayato pilots the Jaguar Machine into battle with Ryoma Nagare and Musashi Tomoe. When combined with the others he pilots Getter 2. The machine reflects Hayato's physical strength and speed. He is voiced by Keaton Yamada, who eventually became the voice of Combattler V's Juzo Naniwa. In Getter Robo Armageddon, Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo, and New Getter Robo, he is voiced by Naoya Uchida. Getter Robo G was called Starvengers in the US and Hayato Jin was changed to Paladin Spencer.
• Musashi Tomoe Voiced by: Toku Nishio - A Judo expert, pilots the third robot. In the manga, he takes over the role of piloting the third jet and robot, despite failing at all the given physical and mental tests. He is known for dying in almost every series he is in.
• Benkei Kuruma Voiced by: Jouji Yanami - A baseball player, pilot of the third robot in the second series. In Getter Robo Armageddon, he is the adoptive father of the amnesiac Genki Saotome.
• Professor Saotome Voiced by: Kousei Tomita - Inventor of the Getter Robo. In the original manga he initially piloted the third jet himself, only to have Musashi forcibly taking over the role from him.
• Michiru Saotome Voiced by: Rihoko Yoshida - Professor Saotome's beautiful and strong-willed daughter, pilots a jet of her own which doesn't combine with the others, but resupplies fuel and energy. All four of the Getter Robo/G pilots have shown an attraction towards her at some point, though her feelings do not appear to be mutual, and rarely anything ever comes of their advances towards her. Despite this, she remains on a friendly basis with all of them. She is killed before the events of Getter Robo Armageddon, and her death is a key plot point in the series. In the New Getter Robo OVA, she appears to be older and has a much shorter temper than any of her previous incarnations.
• Genki Saotome Voiced by: Hiroko Kikuchi - Professor Saotome's son, the child tagalong present in nearly all 1970's Japanese action cinema.
• Monji Ogarashi: Eccentric inventor, created a red robot, named Asataro, who works as his assistant. Lives in a hut near Saotome Institute ; corpulent and strong. He initially dislikes the Getter Team, especially Musashi because they both have a crush on Michiru.
• Joho : Attends same school as the Getter Team, and he is also a member of Musashi’s judo team. Small in stature and sports a shaven head. He is also friend and disciple of Monji.
• Asataro : Goofy robot created by Monji. Asataro is Monji’s assistant.
• Kazuko Saotome : Dr. Saotome’s wife.
• Asuka Jin : Hayato’s sister.
• Ichiwa Nagare : Father of Ryoma, supreme Martial artist.
• Take Tomoe : Mother of Musashi.

  Dinosaur Empire

• Emperor GoreVoiced by: Hiromu Jin - The supreme commander of the Dinosaur Empire. In the second volume of the original manga, Gore was abandoned by his people when they are forced to return to the earth. In the manga he decided that he will die honorably by battling Getter Robo, however even this chance was stolen from him when a Hyaki empire mech opened fire on his ship, killing him. In the anime he, along with the rest of the empire, died when Musashi crashed the Command Machine into the Mighty Battleship Dai.
• General Bat Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata - Emperor Gore's field commander.
• Chief Galeli Voiced by: Keaton Yamada - Emperor Gore's chief of engineering and designer of mechasauruses.. His name is possibly a reference to Galileo Galilei.
• Great Demon Yura Voiced by: Kouji Yada - Emperor Gore's master, very little is known about this very tall demon aside from being a member of the Hyakki Empire that appears in Getter Robo G. Has the power to manipulate the ground to his will.
• Chiryu Clan : members of this clan were sent to destroy the Getter robo. the members were Dera ; Garo ; Neon the leader and three others. All born into the Chiryu clan are born with mysterious power. They are considered outcasts even by the Dinosaur Empire. They see the war as a chance to move the chiryu clan up in the Dinosaur Empire.
• Mechasaurus: All Mechasauruses in the series are capable of surviving in magma and those without requiring to flight can burrow very fast; however, as demonstrated in episode 16 with Geru, mechasauruses cannot survive in magma if it moves on them with enough force to cause an eruption. They appear in every episode of Getter Robo.

  Hyakki Empire

• Emperor Burai: The emperor of the Hyakki Empire, or The Hundred Demon Empire when translated literally.
• General Hidler: Burai's field commander that resembles Adolf Hitler.
• Professor Gura: Burai's chief engineer and designer of the Mecha Oni. Alternatively his name is translated as Graw.
• Mecha Oni : The Mecha Oni are the primary war machines of the Hyakki Empire, being much stronger than the Mechasauruses and like them often burrow unless they can fly. With few exceptions all Mecha Oni are named after and resemble their pilots. It is stated and proven in a few episodes that destroying their horns will critically weaken if not destroy them.

  Getter Robo Go

• Go Ichimonji: The 17-year-old main pilot of the Getter.
• Sho Tachibana: The 16-year-old daughter of Doctor Tachibana and sister of Shinichi. After her brother dies and the Getter is improved, she becomes another pilot of the robot.
• Gai Daido: The third pilot of the Getter. A 17-year-old man, he is the most prudent and conscious of the three. Before becoming a pilot of the robot, he was the pilot of one of the helicopters which helped the robot.
• Doctor Tachibana: The head coordinator of the Getter Robot project and father of Sho and Shinichi. At first, he is reluctant to use Getter Robot as a weapon until his son dies.
• Shinichi Tachibana: The son of Doctor Tachibana and brother of Sho. A helicopter pilot of the Getter squadron. In order to help Getter defeat a Metal Beast, he sacrifices himself. It is his death which prompts Doctor Tachibana to change the robot into a combat weapon capable of transforming in different forms.
• Yuji Muto: The informatics and programmer expert of the Getter squadron, who works mainly at the base of the NISAR. He is also the pilot of the flying ship which transports the Getter Robot after its battles.
• Lee Foa May: A nurse at the NISAR who treats the pilots and has a special relationship with Go.
• Dr. Pochi & Dr. Tama: The assistants of Doctor Tachibana and the main comic relief of the series.
• Doctor Yoshii : A scientist who collaborates in the Getter project.
• Remi Yoshii: The daughter of Doctor Yoshii.
• Akira Daido: The younger brother of Gai Daido.
• Okada: One of the candidates to become a pilot of Getter.
• Nakano: One of the main mechanics in the NISAR base
• Professor Rando: A preeminent scientist in robotic engineering who wishes to conquer the world.
• Baron Yasha: A strange being which has a body with two heads, one blue and one red.
• Count Rasetsu: A servant of Professor Rando and a cloned being. It often is at odds with Baron Yasha for Yasha's lack of ability in battle. It has a male face in its breast.
• Viscount Narquise