Post by JoutenKira_Kamina on Apr 13, 2009 0:52:23 GMT -5
Simon (シモン ,Shimon?)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese), Yuri Lowenthal (English)
Old Simon Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)
Simon is a fourteen year-old digger from Jeeha village. Although he is initially looked down upon because of it, Simon excels at drilling through the ground, and the drill quickly becomes his trademark symbol. One day, he finds a mysterious drill-shaped item, which is later revealed to be the "Core Drill" for a head-shaped Gunmen he also finds buried in the soil. With the help of the small Gunmen, Kamina, and Yoko, he fights off a much larger Gunmen that falls into the village. In the process of defeating the invader, they reach the surface world. Prior to the time-skip, Simon is mostly depicted as merely following Kamina's lead and often acting as a counter-balance to Kamina's impulsiveness, due to being very timid and weak. He is also shown to be somewhat jealous of Kamina's strength of character. The unfortunate tragedy of Kamina's death forces Simon to mature and take up a leadership role within Team Dai-Gurren. His personality changes to be more like that of Kamina, although he's not nearly as hot-headed or over the top. His robot "Lagann" has the power to produce drills from seemingly nowhere, which is handy, since they're Simon's weapon of choice. He can also produce a massive drill from the bottom to combine with Kamina's Gurren to produce "Gurren Lagann" a much more powerful robot.
Kamina (カミナ ,Kamina?)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese), Kyle Hebert (English)
Kamina is a young man from Jeeha village who dreams of leaving the village and go to the surface, which he saw as a child. Ultimately, he can be summed up as "over the top". He's very passionate about his goals, expressing his wishes through energetic speeches, which seem to affect all those who hear them. He prides manliness and honor, and believes that with both, he can do anything he feels like, saying such quotes as "Go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb!" and "Who the hell do you think I am?!". The leader of "Team Gurren" he convinces Simon to aid him in his plan to drill through the roof of the village and get to the world above, but the plan fails and he is imprisoned. After defeating an invading Gunmen, he leaves the village with Simon and Yoko in the cockpit of a tiny but powerful Gunmen Simon unearths and Kamina names "Lagann". He is extremely impulsive, and sometimes acts with little regard for his life. His plans are rarely well thought-out, often relying solely on brute strength and determination to win, but for some strange reason or another, they seem to work most of the time. It is revealed that Kamina's impulsive confidence is mostly a show to give Simon the courage to act, telling his "Bro" (They aren't actually brothers, but share such a close relationship that he insists they call each other such) "Simon, believe in yourself. Not in the Kamina that you believe in, and not in the Simon that I believe in either. Believe in the Simon who believes in you. He believes that in reality, all he can do is give Simon the motivation to "reach the heavens"; he couldn't do it himself. He died in battle, trying to help Simon capture the enemy's Dai-gunzen. As one would expect, his last words were a manly, over the top, yet strangely poetic speech to give Simon courage and strength.
Yoko Littner (ヨーコ・リットナー ,Yōko Rittonā?)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
Yoko is a young woman from Jeeha's neighboring village of Ritona. She had been tracking the Gunmen, which subsequently crashed through the surface and into Jeeha. She wields an extensive arsenal of weapons and has substantial experience fighting the enemy. She uses her outstanding soldiering skills and wise counsel to advance the war of liberation. She and Kamina fall in love, admitting it to each other a short time before he dies. Stricken with grief, she never finds love again -- at least not before the end of the series. She wears short shorts and a bikini top: as she states in episode 5, she avoids clothing which restricts her movement in combat situations.
Nia Teppelin (ニア・テッペリン ,Nia Tepperin?)
Young Nia Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese), Hynden Walch (English)
Timeskip Nia Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English)
Nia is a mysterious young girl found by Simon sleeping in a capsule in the middle of a dump site. She has had no prior contact with humans except her father. She is very curious, pure and innocent, because of a sheltered childhood in a peaceful environment away from all the battles occurring in the outside world, and because she had only recently gained sentience. During her travels with Team Dai-Gurren, she discovers the harsh realities of the world and has a very close relationship with Simon throughout the story. The two fall in love, Simon proposing to her immediately after the time-skip, and the two getting married at the end of the series
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese), Yuri Lowenthal (English)
Old Simon Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)
Simon is a fourteen year-old digger from Jeeha village. Although he is initially looked down upon because of it, Simon excels at drilling through the ground, and the drill quickly becomes his trademark symbol. One day, he finds a mysterious drill-shaped item, which is later revealed to be the "Core Drill" for a head-shaped Gunmen he also finds buried in the soil. With the help of the small Gunmen, Kamina, and Yoko, he fights off a much larger Gunmen that falls into the village. In the process of defeating the invader, they reach the surface world. Prior to the time-skip, Simon is mostly depicted as merely following Kamina's lead and often acting as a counter-balance to Kamina's impulsiveness, due to being very timid and weak. He is also shown to be somewhat jealous of Kamina's strength of character. The unfortunate tragedy of Kamina's death forces Simon to mature and take up a leadership role within Team Dai-Gurren. His personality changes to be more like that of Kamina, although he's not nearly as hot-headed or over the top. His robot "Lagann" has the power to produce drills from seemingly nowhere, which is handy, since they're Simon's weapon of choice. He can also produce a massive drill from the bottom to combine with Kamina's Gurren to produce "Gurren Lagann" a much more powerful robot.
Kamina (カミナ ,Kamina?)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese), Kyle Hebert (English)
Kamina is a young man from Jeeha village who dreams of leaving the village and go to the surface, which he saw as a child. Ultimately, he can be summed up as "over the top". He's very passionate about his goals, expressing his wishes through energetic speeches, which seem to affect all those who hear them. He prides manliness and honor, and believes that with both, he can do anything he feels like, saying such quotes as "Go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb!" and "Who the hell do you think I am?!". The leader of "Team Gurren" he convinces Simon to aid him in his plan to drill through the roof of the village and get to the world above, but the plan fails and he is imprisoned. After defeating an invading Gunmen, he leaves the village with Simon and Yoko in the cockpit of a tiny but powerful Gunmen Simon unearths and Kamina names "Lagann". He is extremely impulsive, and sometimes acts with little regard for his life. His plans are rarely well thought-out, often relying solely on brute strength and determination to win, but for some strange reason or another, they seem to work most of the time. It is revealed that Kamina's impulsive confidence is mostly a show to give Simon the courage to act, telling his "Bro" (They aren't actually brothers, but share such a close relationship that he insists they call each other such) "Simon, believe in yourself. Not in the Kamina that you believe in, and not in the Simon that I believe in either. Believe in the Simon who believes in you. He believes that in reality, all he can do is give Simon the motivation to "reach the heavens"; he couldn't do it himself. He died in battle, trying to help Simon capture the enemy's Dai-gunzen. As one would expect, his last words were a manly, over the top, yet strangely poetic speech to give Simon courage and strength.
Yoko Littner (ヨーコ・リットナー ,Yōko Rittonā?)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
Yoko is a young woman from Jeeha's neighboring village of Ritona. She had been tracking the Gunmen, which subsequently crashed through the surface and into Jeeha. She wields an extensive arsenal of weapons and has substantial experience fighting the enemy. She uses her outstanding soldiering skills and wise counsel to advance the war of liberation. She and Kamina fall in love, admitting it to each other a short time before he dies. Stricken with grief, she never finds love again -- at least not before the end of the series. She wears short shorts and a bikini top: as she states in episode 5, she avoids clothing which restricts her movement in combat situations.
Nia Teppelin (ニア・テッペリン ,Nia Tepperin?)
Young Nia Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese), Hynden Walch (English)
Timeskip Nia Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English)
Nia is a mysterious young girl found by Simon sleeping in a capsule in the middle of a dump site. She has had no prior contact with humans except her father. She is very curious, pure and innocent, because of a sheltered childhood in a peaceful environment away from all the battles occurring in the outside world, and because she had only recently gained sentience. During her travels with Team Dai-Gurren, she discovers the harsh realities of the world and has a very close relationship with Simon throughout the story. The two fall in love, Simon proposing to her immediately after the time-skip, and the two getting married at the end of the series