Bismark (TV series)

Shinji Hikari (ひかり しんじ, Hikari Shinji)

Voiced by: Yoku Shioya

At 17 years old, Shinji Hikari is the Japanese team leader. A motoracing driver, Shinji is optimistic, full of energy, and is more than a little hot-headed and impulsive (the classic Anime hero). Because of his flying abilities, he follows his father's footsteps in becoming a military pilot. But a problem with authority leads to Shinji's dismissal. He takes up racing, and eventually becomes the youngest champion of all time. Personally, Shinji is less successful with women, becoming nervous whenever they are around. This does not prevent him from eventually becoming romantically involved with Marianne Louvre, as they have known each other since childhood. Since his father left him when he was young, Shinji always wants to learn more about him that he approaches General Domes, his father's former comrade.

Richard Lancelot (リチャード・ランスロット, Richādo Ransurotto)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

Richard Lancelot is an 18-year-old Scottish agent assigned to the Bismarck team by the English Royalty's special intelligence division. He is generally depicted as being a gentleman with a cool head for tactics and decisions. Richard is an expert with both swords and horses, and is described as "legendary" for his skills and marksmanship. Having great pride in his Scottish heritage, Richard is also proficient at playing the bagpipes, and yearns to return home to his girlfriend, Sincia.

Bill Willcox (ビル・ウィルコックス, Biru U~irukokkusu)

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue

Bill Willcox is a famous 16-year-old American jet pilot and sharpshooter, and holds an almost infallible accuracy with firearms. When his parents were killed by the Deathcula, Bill devoted his life to avenging them, and this feeling continues even after becoming part of the Bismarck team. The jokester of the group, Bill is a friendly and disarming charmer, and somewhat of a loner. He is also an outrageous flirt, making mostly unsuccessful passes at nearly every woman he meets.

Marianne Louvre (マリアン・ルヴェール, Marian Ruvu~ēru)

Voiced by: Chie Kōjiro

Marianne Louvre is the 15-year-old daughter of Professor Charles Louvre, is of French nationality and is the engineer who led the construction of the Bismarck. A computer genius, Marianne was the chief envoy from the colonies to Earth. When the Deathcula attack, she calls on the colonies to join the EFG. During this meeting between the colony leaders, Marianne is chosen to join the Bismarck team, much to the pleasure of her father. Marianne is very technically minded, and most often helps her teammates from her station aboard the Bismarck. A brave girl, she's normally quite repulsed with the idea of killing anyone, even Deathcula. Marianne and Shinji have known each other since childhood, and soon become romantically involved.

Charles Louvre (ルヴェール事務総長, Ruvu~ēru jimu sōchō)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Ito

Professor Charles Louvre is a scientist on Ganymede, and the father of Marianne Louvre. A well-respected politician, he founded the Bismarck Team during the second Deathcula attack in order to fight the Deathcula, and decided to use the most powerful arm of the EFG, the Bismarck robot, to defend the area around Ganymede. Louvre personally chooses Shinji Hikari as team leader.

General Domes (ドメス将軍, Domesu shōgun)

Voiced by: Mikio Terashima

General Domes is the ruler of the Eastern part of Ganymede and a former comrade of Shinji's father. Shinji often approaches him to learn more about his father, to which Domes refuses to say every time.

Deathcula (デスキュラ星人, Desukyura-seijin, lit. "Inhabitants of Planet Deathcula") are aliens who, after destroying their own planet in an internal war, transferred onto the planet Metheus. Unfortunately, this planet was also dying, so the Deathcula chose to leave it and conquer the Solar System. Their technology is quite advanced, and their society is one of discipline and obedience. Physically Deathcula look and act like humans, except that they have pointed ears and canine teeth. Due to this similarity, Deathcula are easily able to infiltrate and imitate humans.

Leader Hyuza (ヒューザー総統, Hyūzā Sōtō)

Voiced by: Seizō Katō

Hyuza is the leader of the Deathcula, and is a tall, frightening cyborg with a demonic death mask for a face. Hyuza lost his body in the battle of Saturn 15 years ago, when Shinji's father destroyed his spacecraft. He transferred his brain in the main computer of Hell’s Paradise, and then connected it to a mechanical body, becoming a cyborg. Cold and cunning, Hyuza wishes revenge toward humans so badly that he chooses as one of his plans the idea to smash Hell’s Paradise into Earth, even if this means killing himself and his people as well. Thankfully, the Bismarck team stops this and destroys Hell's Paradise, killing both him and Perios and ending his reign of terror once and for all. His most trusted commanders are Perios and Gustav, but nevertheless Hyuza keeps them under tight control.

Perios (ペリオス, Periosu)

Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki

Perios is called from Andromeda by Hyuza himself, becoming Hyuza's most trusted subordinate. Perios is a cold, self-centered strategist, is a great pilot and sharpshooter, and is good at manipulating others. He is extremely ambitious, fears no one and is overly tenacious. During the war, Perios become Bill's most dangerous rival. He is eventually killed alongside Hyuza when the Bismarck team destroys Hell's Paradise.

Zatola (ザトラー, Zatorā)

Voiced by: Banjō Ginga

Zatola wears a grotesque helmet, and as one of the main rivals of the Bismarck Team is the commander who orchestrates the Ganymede invasion. He receives legions of soldiers for battle, and his directives come from Hyuza himself. On occasion he can be seen infiltrating the human colonies. He seems to fear Hyuza, but is also quite loyal to him. He perishes after a duel with Shinji on Ganymede while the Bismarck is destroying his base.

Gustav (ギュスター, Gyusutā)

Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata

An aide of Hyuza and Perios' former superior. He sees through Perios' plans and tries to warn the other Deathcula generals to no avail.