Steamboy - Characters

Characters

James Ray Steam (ジェームス・レイ・スチム, Jēmusu Rei Suchimu?)

• Voiced by: Anne Suzuki (Japanese), Anna Paquin (English)

The main character, a 13 year old boy living in Manchester, is an inventor following the paths of his father and grandfather. He possesses a mechanical talent that was inherited from his family, and demonstrates this in at least two instances by building a steam-powered monowheel and a steam-propelled flying device. He has a youthful idealism and sincerely dislikes the employment of technology for harmful purposes. During the film his motivations are alternately swayed by the influences of his father and grandfather.

Scarlett O'Hara St. Jones (スカーレット・オハラ・セントジョーンズ, Sukāretto Ohara Sentojōnzu?)

• Voiced by: Manami Konishi (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)

Selfish, spoiled, misguided, yet whimsical and not completely heartless; she is the American 14-year-old granddaughter of the chairman of the O'Hara Foundation. She matures as a result of her encounter with Ray. Her character is based upon the fictional character of the same name, from the classic novel Gone with the Wind.

Lloyd Steam (ロイド・スチム, Roido Suchimu?)

• Voiced by: Katsuo Nakamura (Japanese), Patrick Stewart (English)

Ray's idealistic grandfather. The original conceiver of the Steamball, which he succeeds in developing with his son Edward. Lloyd's pursuit of progress without much regards to safety and ignorance of Eddy's pleading directly leads to his son's disfigurement. A difference of opinions with his son Edward leads to friction between them. While Edward believes that science is an instrument of power, Lloyd simply wishes to use it to help people. They both develop distinctly different visions for their ultimate invention, the Steam Castle. It is later revealed that Lloyd intended the Steam Castle to be a sort of flying amusement park, but Eddy scoffed at such a premise, denouncing it as a "fairy tale vision." Edward instead built the Steam Castle as a flying military fortress.

Edward Steam (Eddy) (エドワード・スチム（エディ）, Edowādo Suchimu (Edi)?)

• Voiced by: Masane Tsukayama (Japanese), Alfred Molina (English)

Ray's father. The accident that occurred in the development of the Steamball left Edward in a state where he needed to have machinery replace some of his body, including his right arm and parts of his legs. It left him not only physically disfigured, but it severely twisted his morals as well, driving him to believe that science is an expression of mankind's ultimate power. Edward's father calls him Eddy. He uses the Foundation and the Exhibition as a springboard to launch his ultimate invention: a monstrous, flying war machine called the Steam Castle.

Robert Stephenson (ロバート・スチーブンスン, Robāto Suchībunsun?)

• Voiced by: Kiyoshi Kodama (Japanese), Oliver Cotton (English)

Edward and James Lloyd Steam's friend and rival, a major player in the Industrial Revolution. He claims that he wishes to use the Steam Ball for the good of the British Empire, but exactly how he plans to do it is questionable. Possibly based upon the real-life Robert Stephenson.

David (デイビッド, Deibiddo?)

• Voiced by: Ikki Sawamura (Japanese), Robin Atkin Downes (English)

Young, talented engineer and Robert Stephenson's loyal right hand. His kindness does not betray a thirsty ambition.

Archibald Simon (アーチボルド・サイモン, Āchiborudo Saimon?)

• Voiced by: Satoru Sato (Japanese), Rick Zieff (English)

The O'Hara Foundation's chairman's representative, he is overweight and wears glasses. Grossly obsessed with money, he continues to market his wares even when his life is in danger, with comical results.

Alfred Smith (アルフレッド・スミス, Arufureddo Sumisu?)

• Voiced by: Susumu Terajima (Japanese), Mark Bramhall (English)

The smarter of the two O'Hara thugs, Alfred works with Jason in trying to steal the Steamball. He outlives his oafish companion, and seems to hate Ray even more. He, along with Jason, performs much of Simon's dirty work. The two of them capture Ray and bring him to London, and later attempt to kill him. Alfred does so by trying to smash him with a construction crane, but Ray deftly avoids it, causing it to slam into Alfred instead.

Jason (ジェイソン, Jeison?)

• Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese), David S. Lee (English)

One of the men working in the O'Hara Foundation in the United States of America. Jason and Alfred were the ones that want to get the Steamball. However, Ray Steam is kidnapped. He represents the more brutish half of the two O'Hara thugs, and engages in a vicious aerial battle with Ray toward the end of the movie.

Ray's Mother (レイの母親, Rei no Hahaoya?)

• Voiced by: Keiko Aizawa (Japanese), Kim Thomson (English)

Ray's mother who volunteers as a teacher for the neighbouring children (as seen at the beginning of the movie).

Emma (エマ, Ema?)

• Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Paula J. Newman (English)

A friend of Ray's.

Thomas (トーマス, Tōmasu?)

• Voiced by: Aiko Hibi (Japanese), Moira Quirk (English)

Emma's brother.

The Admiral

• Voiced by: Osamu Saka (Japanese), Oliver Muirhead (English)

Highly decorated and a Knight of the Order of the Garter, the Admiral is Robert Stephenson's main point of contact with the British Government. The Admiral is rather set in his ways, believing that men, not machines, fight wars. He displays a stereotypically British style of composure, calmly taking afternoon tea on the deck of his flagship while a battle rages nearby.