Zone of the Enders : Kojima’s Vision
The Main Characters
Leo
Actual Name: Leo Stenbuck
Games Featured: ZOE & ZOE:2R
Known Facts: Born on Mars, Leo was an unwanted child, when both his parents divorced Leo went with his father to the Antilia Colony, their he was always picked on and called a “Filthy Ender”. When the colony was attacked Leo was forced into piloting the Orbital Frame Jehuty in the hope of escaping the colony. As the mission pans out Leo becomes stronger in himself and has greater respect for human life. Escaping from Antilia Leo is trained by Rock and becomes a highly qualified Frame runner; his new skills allow him to master the LEV Vic Viper, escaping from Barham Leo hides Jehuty on Calisto in the hope that all the Metaron ore would conceal it. Leo joins up with the UNSF in the hope of freeing Mars from Barhams tyranny, during the campaign to free Mars Leo meets the new runner Dingo and they both help each other out to prevent Jehuty having to self destruct. After the Phobos Event Leo gained back Jehuty but also helped remove the remaining Barham resistance.
Dingo
Actual Name: Dingo Egret
Games Featured: ZOE:2R
Known Facts: Born on Mars, Dingo was coaxed into joining Bahram through false promises of a better Mars free of tyranny and oppression. During his last mission Dingo was transporting Metatron to Antilia country. This was used to create Anubis and Jehuty. On the return from the mission his group where ambushed by a huge force of army LEV’s, after a huge battle Dingo was the only survivor, Dingo managed to research Calisto and so here he spent his years mining Metatron from the lands of Calisto. Until one day when he picked up strange indications of Metatron, investigating he finds Jehuty, while coming under attack from what he believes is Bahram, fighting the enemy off Dingo is captured by Nohman onboard his ship.
In the argument that followed Dingo was shot dead by Nohman, but was saved by Ken and brought back to life through the use of Metatron to support his heart and lungs, which where destroyed, forced to work for Ken (he believes may be a spy for the UNSF) Dingo finds out that since he left Mars that the entire planet had been taken over by Bahram and much of the landscape had been scorched. Using the power of Jehuty to destroy the forces of Bahram. Dingo successfully defeats Nohman to save the universe. CORNY I KNOW! In the aftermath Dingo helps to remove the remaining Bahram resistance.
The Friends
Celvice
Actual Name: Celvice Klein
Games Featured: ZOE
Known Facts: Born on Antilia Celvice is a good friend of Leo who she strongly trusts, Celvice is a member of the church and came across Leo when she was visiting, since then they have been good friends, as the years have progressed Celvice’s love for Leo has grew, but it's questionable as to if she will ever marry Leo though. Celvice was injured during the events of Antilia but she made a full recovery.
Elena
Actual Name: Elena Weinberg
Games Featured: ZOE & ZOE:2R
Known Facts: The Captain of the ship Atlantis, she commands the movements of the UNSF resistance on Barham, the Atlantis is a transporter fitted with weapons for defencive purposes. Elena is a very kind person but her reasoning at times can be rather rash and emotionless.
Rock
Actual Name: Rock Thunderheart
Games Featured: ZOE
Known Facts: The Lead LEV pilot on board the Atlantis, Rock loves to battle and is an excellent tutor, but he will always have the time for the crew.
His brother was supposed to escape with Jehuty but was removed before reaching it, However it is unknown if he is still alive.
Ken
Actual Name: Ken Marinaris
Games Featured: ZOE:2R
Known Facts: A member of Nohmans elite Orbital Frame pilots Ken is sick of the controlling nature of Bahram and when she meets Dingo decides to use him to help achieve her goal of defecting from Bahram, as the events of the UNSF resistance pan out Ken becomes more enticed to Dingo and the game ends on a very heart felt ending. It is not known if Ken and Dingo marry but a picture you get for completing the game with S or SS shows Ken and Dingo being quite close.
Taper
Actual Name: Taper
Games Featured: ZOE:2R
Known Facts: An LEV pilot with the UNSF resistance, Taper was involved in the battle to defend Mars from its take over by Bahram. One of the survivors Taper is very cautious and when confronted by Dingo and Ken he is quite afraid. Tapers mission was to transport and protect the Vector Cannon, which is the only way to get through the decompression gate of the Aumann Facility. We last see Taper in the battle to reach the transport route to Aumann.
The Foes
Viola
Actual Name: Viola Gyane
Games Featured: ZOE & ZOE:2R
Known Facts: A devoted member of the Bahram army Viola is a ruthless combatant and her skills allow her to be one of the first to pilot the Orbital Frame technology, Viola has secretly very deep feelings for Radium Lavans but as long as he had Dolores she could not tell him the truth. When Radium supposedly dies Viola devotes her life to merciless destruction and desire for the end of her life, which was finally given by Leo. Viola also suffered Deep Space radition when she was young but she has successfully hidden this through secrecy and pleading.
However the experiences and skill Viola had where recreated by Nohman and a new AI was formed which was a very difficult combatant to defeat.
Nohman
Actual Name: Colonel Nohman
Games Featured: ZOE & ZOE:2R
Known Facts: Originally a commander in the in Bahram Army, Nohman used his position to improve his future prospects, using his team to create and acquire the Orbital Frames Jehuty and Anubis as part of his master plan to create Aumaan, one of his fathers last wishes, Nohman becomes a Colonel and through using Anubis and Aumaan was able control the future of both Mars and Earth. Nohman dies after being defeated by Jehuty and is atomised in the implosion that follows.
Lloyd
Actual Name: Lloyd “Old Man”
Games Featured: ZOE:2R
Known Facts: An experienced scientist in the Bahram army Lloyd is responsible for the research on Anubis, its upgrades and the new model AI battle orbital frames such as the Nakrita. Lloyd is a very reclusive person and enjoys his privacy, this helps to somewhat explain why he has such a major defence field surrounding his laboratory of minefields and countless defence frames. In Lloyd’s desire for perfection he directly attaches a head set with 3 pipes, which goes straight through the brain. After being defeated by Dingo, Lloyd is killed by Nohman when Anubis crushes his cockpit.
Volkovo
Actual Name: Volkovo
Games Featured: ZOE:2R
Known Facts: Volkovo is a ruthless person who has little regard to human life. When he was given the Orbital Frame Zakat, he used this power to cause major damage to the surface of Mars. Zakat was a major frame in the conquest of Mars helping to defeat thousands of LEV’s; he pilots Zakat with 3 other unknown pilots.
Zone of the Enders : The Sunrise Vision
The Links Family
James
Actual Name: James Links
Known Facts: The Father of the family James used to be a member of the UNSF but after Rachael Links Dies he leaves the army and becomes a transporter in the hope of finding her, when James meets Dolores (Frame) he meets up again with his family as they travel to mars in the hope of finding Rachael.
James is a very strong-minded person and will do anything to build his bond with his children. Although being an amateur runner James has become a very proficient fighter and always looks out for people in danger even when it’s not his own family.
Rachael
Actual Name: Dr Rachael Stewart Links
Known Facts: Rachael is a lead member of the Scientists who created many of the Orbital Frames including Idolo, Isis and Hathor. Learning Bahrams intentions she reprograms Isis and sends it off to James, Rachael is very devoted to her work but has always thought of her family.
Noel
Actual Name: Noel Links
Known Facts: The daughter of the family Noel was the site manager at a construction site near the orbital elevator, she dislikes her father because of letting Rachael leave, Noel however as the adventure pans out Noel starts to love her father again. She has a strong love of handsome men but can be easily fooled and annoyed.
Leon
Actual Name: Leon Links
Known Facts: The son of the family Leon is a computer wiz who can hack, search and identify pieces of information very quickly. Formally a very powerful manager in a robotics manufacturing company (possibly NUT Ltd) Leon becomes very useful during the adventure as the family had to hack into quite a few systems.
The Friends
Raia
Actual Name: Raia
Known Facts: A transport head between Mars and Earth, Raia is responsible for the more high risk transportations such as explosives and high risk goods, as a result he has to be able to fool the transporters, but as a result a lot of people have a score to settle with him. Raia is towed into the adventure after being captured by James Links.
Raia also appears in ZOE : Fist of Mars
Cindy
Actual Name: Cindy
Known Facts: A journalist from Earth she tags along with the Links family after meeting them at a farming colony, she is very easy to temper but really enjoys herself. She has a very strong dedication to her work and finds following the Links family to be her greatest gig.
Mitchum
Actual Name: Mitchum
Known Facts: An old man who is strongly dedicated to his love of Future (The last Shuttle), meeting the Links family he decides to help the family to escape Mars, but after a malfunction Mitchum is left behind to face crimes of Aiding and Abetting the Links family.
Romero
Actual Name: Romero
Known Facts: An old friend of James, Romero is now a member of the Red Harvest Crime Syndicate, after helping the Links family and to escape and joining forces with the Earth Syndicate, Romero eliminates Ron Pao to become the head of Red Harvest.
The Foes
The Yans
Actual Name: ? One is called Nikolai
Known Facts: These are 7 Men who have been mechanically modified to have some of the skills of the Old Yan, these men are all excellent Orbital Frame Pilots using modified Raptors or Tyrants and are excellent marksmen.
Sadly one by one these men have died during Orbital Frame combat.
Old Yan
Actual Name: ?
Known Facts: Radium’s most trusted friend, this mysterious man is in charge of his Yan team, but apart from this not much is actually known about him.
Nepht Plimenger
Actual Name: Radium Lavans
Known Facts: Originally a Pilot of LEV’s in the Barham Army with Viola, Radium is the first ever human to pilot an Orbital Frame called Idolo, piloting the frame Radium becomes more aggressive and starts to loose his perspective on life with his hatred of the people from earth grows even stronger.
After the Deimos incident Radium is brought back to life through the use of Medatron technology and was given a new name of Nepht Plimenger. Under his new name, Nepth becomes the head of a base in Vacillia County and is a leading member in Bahram Council. In his hatred of the Earther’s he tries to uses Hathor to destroy the Orbital Elevator, believing Dolores was back with him he fights in a fantasy world. But is defeated after Isis uses the Zero Shift for the first time.
Rebecca
Actual Name: Rebecca Hunter
Known Facts: The Daughter of Nepth, the mother isn’t known but it could be possibly Dolores through DNA.
She is the leading member of her squad of 3 family members she has a very strong hatred of Earther’s and strong sense of leadership, as the series progresses she becomes unsure about her fathers beliefs and what she is actually fighting for.
Rully
Actual Name: Rully
Known Facts: The son with a sense of duty and a strong follower of the rules and regulations. Because of this he cares more about achieving the mission, than his own family’s well being. But in an odd twist Rully protects Axel and looses his life.
Axel
Actual Name: Axel
Known Facts: The son with a strong felling of protection towards his family, the mission for him is always less important but he has more caring heart than Rully but this means he has a strong sense of revenge if something goes wrong.
The Others
Dolores
Actual Name: Dolores Hayes
Known Facts: The lover of Radium Lavans, she has strong love to him. A scientist with Bahram, she was a scientist who developed the Idolo Orbital Frame with Rachael Links. Captured by a UNSF team lead by Melissa. While being rescued by Radium, Dolores is shot dead, but part of her soul was transferred into Idolo’s metatron.
Split into 3 entities of a Child, Herself (Isis) and an Evil Bride (Hathor). With the Evil Bride destroyed during the final battle, the 2 remaining entities merge to help stop the Orbital Elevator from falling. The remaining Dolores loses her body but the tears of James bring her back and oddly she becomes the AI of the new Ender transporter! Odd isn’t?
Melissa
Actual Name: Melissa
Known Facts: A Scientist also working on the Orbital Frame technology, she betrays Barham, through being paid off to reveal the secrets of Barham’s technology, While escaping back to Earth she is crushed to death by Idolo while he is catching Dolores.
Von
Actual Name: Von Dorufuomo
Known Facts: A Chief Inspector in the UNSF, he has an incredible hatred of all things Martian. A power mad person, he will take every step he can to get answers, results and Revenge! Even if this not done according to the regulations and laws.
Sadistic in nature he is quite feared by his fellow officers. Von Dies when chasing Hathor in an LEV.
No surprise he was killed by what he hated, but why he called all Martians “John Carter” I have no idea why, I think he read to many comics!
Sameji
Actual Name: Sameji
Known Facts: Second in command to Von he is much more sensible than Von and has a greater respect towards others and the rules. But he will follow orders even when they may be a bit extreme. But what can you do when your superiors sadistic?
Rutger
Actual Name: General Rutger Tyoshia
Known Facts: The only man to know whom Nepth Plimenger really was, he has a strong belief in freeing Mars from Earths oppression. He is leading member in the Barham council and will push the point when necessary, he was the man behind Radium’s resurrection and the creation of the subsequent Isis and Hathor.
Double-crossed by Radium during the mission to Earth, he commits suicide.
Ron Pao
Actual Name: Ron Pao
Known Facts: The Head of Red Harvest, he is a very ruthless man and will use people to get his desired results. Much feared by many of his own syndicate. In the uprising by Romero he is assassinated after Barham denies him protection after he made deals to smuggle Metaron to Vacillia County on Mars.
Zack
Actual Name: President Zack Dejiiru
Known Facts: The President of Mars he leads the people of Mars through the good and bad times. In the Barham uprising he is captured by Barham forces, his current status is unknown.
Isaac
Actual Name: Isaac Barrett
Known Facts: The writer of the book “How to be Daddy” he is well known author, but his sense of business before family makes him difficult coping with fatherhood. When his son is arrested for an accidental stabbing, he was to busy then to help his son out of a rut. After his wife died he became more reclusive and because of ignoring his son he became fearful of even him.
With help from James Isaac regained the faith of his son, the only problem being his son still had a sentence to complete..
