Gitaroo Man - Characters

Characters

U-1 (ユウイチ, Yūichi?, pronounced 'you-one' in the English version)

Voiced by: Jun Mizuki (Japanese), Lenne Hardt (English)

The game's protagonist. U-1 has a romantic attachment to Pico but is constantly upstaged by his natural rival, Kazuya. When the player is introduced, U-1 has very little self confidence and rarely, if ever, is able to stand up for himself, but throughout the course of the game he gradually develops self-esteem, and afterward, a more extroverted personality.

Gitaroo Man (ギタルマン, Gitaru Man?)

The alter ego of U-1 and the last of the legendary heroes of Planet Gitaroo. U-1 transforms into Gitaroo Man whenever he is challenged to a battle. Wields the legendary last Gitaroo. It is said Gitaroo Man will reveal his true form when all eight Gitaroos are one.

Puma (プーマ, Pūma?)

Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese), Ryan Drees (English)

U-1's loyal talking pet dog, who isn't even sure himself how long he's been in U-1's family. He is responsible for teaching U-1 everything about battling. Whenever a challenge appears, he transforms into Puma AC-30 and throws U-1 the Gitaroo.

Pico (ピコ, Piko?)

Voiced by: Machiko Toyoshima (Japanese), Bianca Allen (English)

One of U-1's classmates and the girl of his dreams. She is always with Kazuya to U-1's dismay.

Kazuya (かずや?)

Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese), Douglas Kirk (English)

A snobby classmate of U-1 who comes from a rich family. He is great at skateboarding, is a straight-A student, and is U-1's social rival.

Kirah (キラ, Kira?)

Voiced by: Machiko Toyoshima (Japanese), Bianca Allen (English)

Kirah is one of the main characters, who bears a striking resemblance to Pico. She is identified as a powerful, if misguided warrior of Gravillians who eventually turns over to Gitaroo Man's side to help him defeat Zowie. She is voiced by Bianca Allen in the English version.

Zowie (ゾーイ, Zōi?)

Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese), Douglas Kirk (English)

The prince of the Gravillians and the antagonist of the storyline. His desire for power has led him to an attempt at collecting the eight legendary Gitaroos (of which he already has seven), which can, together, control the universe.

Panpeus (パンパス, Panpasu?)

Voiced by: Norio Yoshitake (Japanese), Lisle Wilkerson (English)

A devil wearing a black diaper using the Axe Gitaroo. He is the first Gravillian to fight U-1. He warps the reality in U-1's room, but is sucked back into his own portal in the end.

Flying-O (フライング・オー, Furaingu Ō?)

A UFO robot (mistaken as a hamburger) Gravillian that uses a built-in Synth Gitaroo. His minions (othwise known as Little-O's) fires "Dance-Till-Death" rays that forces victims to dance against their own will. Flying-O is defeated by U-1, he and his minions (along with U-1 and Puma) crash into the forest.

Mojo King Bee (モジョキング Bee, Mojo Kingu Bī?)

Voiced by: Kaleb James

A Gravillian dressed in a bee and disco suit who plays the Trumpet Gitaroo. He is defeated by sinking into the swamp whose animals he controlled.

Ben-K (ベン-K?)

A shark that U-1 must escape on the way to planet Gitaroo; he later transforms into Mecha Ben-K, who uses his Turn Table Gitaroos on his pecs to do damage. He is hurtled into space by Gitaroo Man's "Woofer-Mazing" and explodes.

Sanbone Trio (サンボーン トリオ, Sanbōn Torio?)

Three skeletons who use their own bones as Gitaroos. Their names are Carrot (キャロット, Kyarotto?), Pine (パイヌ, Pain?) and Soda (ソーダ, Sōda?). Their pelvic bones are shaped on DualShock controllers. The life is sucked out of them when their Gitaroo is taken.

Gregorio Siegfried Wilhelm III (グレゴーリオ・ヴィルヘルムⅢ, Guregōrio Viruherumu III?)

Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese), Brian Matt Uhl (English)

A Gravillian who operates a cathedral as his Gitaroo, located on Planet Gitaroo itself. He is obsessed with his own beauty and constantly screams 'Mama' at the top of his lungs. He also narrates the character bios on the Collection screen.

Miranda the Elder (長老 ミランダ, Chōrō Miranda?)

Voiced by: Naoko Tatsuda (Japanese), Paul Lucas (English)

An old man who lives on Planet Gitaroo. He is the one who sends the request for Gitaroo Man's help when he and his people are captured by the Gravillians. According to his character bio, he used to be the greatest Gitaroo player in the known universe until he became a prisoner.

Ming Ming (眠眠?)

Voiced by: Naomi Shindō (Japanese), Lisle Wilkerson (English)

Zowie's pet cat, who likes to jeer at Puma. She appears as a boss character in the PSP version, where she uses a giant samba machine.

Kai-Kakoon (カイカクーン, Kai Kakūn?)

A giant robot who threatens the city in the PSP version. Uses his army of bats to do his bidding.

The backup band

A group of musicians dressed in animal suits, who follow U-1 throughout the Cosmos. Their names are Noren (ノレン?) (rabbit suit), Yung (ユン?) (monkey suit) and Mr. Yasuda (安田-さん, Yasuda-san?) (panda suit). They are almost always seen at one point in every level.