Characters / The Misadventures of R2 and Miku

Hatsune Miku

The original Vocaloid, Miku is a young artificial human who has a resounding lack of judgment and a penchant for violence and other shenanigans. Oftentimes, she ends up dragging R2 into them (much to his displeasure).

• Aesop Amnesia: Played for Laughs in "Happy Meal". After she barges in on R2 and Turret surrounded by squirrels, she has a seemingly traumatic flashback to the time she ate a squirrel and suffered a nasty stomachache afterwards... only for her to immediately cheer up again and start eating them once more.
• Ambiguously Human: It's eventually revealed that she's a humanoid-looking robot (which seems to earn her some disregard from "full" robots in "Gangsta From Da Hood").
• Break the Cutie:
  • R2 telling her off in "Miku Hits R2 with a Chair" gets to her severely. She spends much of the episode despondent and (for once) owns up to her mistakes to try and apologize.
  • She gets this even more in "Hate", where she becomes the victim of anti-robot bigotry and ends up shot in the knee late at night. It's bad enough to leave her despondently wondering why the world is so horrible.
• Cloudcuckoolander: She's prone to random acts of violence and other leaps of logic.
• Crazy-Prepared: She carries thermal detonators with her on the regular, as R2 lampshades:
  "Do you seriously always carry those things with you?"
• Despair Event Horizon: She crosses it after getting grievously injured and insulted in "Hate".
• Didn't Think This Through: A trademark of her plans. For example, when attempting to escape a treehouse via thermal detonator, she fails to realize that bombing an enclosed space would kill her and R2 as well.
• The Ditz: As just one example, she ends up eating a squirrel out of desperation. After getting stomachaches not long after, she assumes it's a deadly disease she caught from the squirrel stinging her inside her stomach.
• Epic Fail: Always gets 100th in Fortnite, and manages to miss another player two feet away. Twice.
• Eye Scream: In "The Chimp", the titular monkey gouges out her eyes off-camera.
• The Fool: In "Trip to the Moon". It's one of the only episodes where Miku doesn't do anything malicious, and the only episode where her idiocy has no negative consequences. For her, at least.
• Gratuitous Japanese: She always says "hai" (roughly meaning "correct") instead of "yes", though the subtitles use the latter.
• Heroic Self-Deprecation: "Miku Hits R2 with a Chair" has her delivering a speech full of this:
  "I'm sorry, okay? And I'm not saying it just for saying it. I'm really sorry. I know sometimes I can be very annoying [...] and stupid... But I don't know how to control myself! That's why I'm always with you. [...] Your stupid friend needs you..."
• Horrible Judge of Character: Seems to think that SeeU is nice.
• In-Series Nickname: She's often referred to as simply "Hat".
• Iron Butt Monkey: She's been through things that should easily have left her dead with no problem. Sometimes.
• Jerkass: Among other things, she attempts to coerce C-3PO into giving her food by threatening him with what is essentially Domestic Abuse by proxy.
• Jerkass Realization: In "Miku Hits R2 with a Chair", after R2 finally snaps and tells her off for her erratic behavior.
• Kick the Dog: In "Appendix", when Gumi shows up with cookies for a hospital-ridden R2, she steals them from her, eats them all immediately, then kicks her into a Deadly Rotary Fan because she didn't bring any chocolate ones.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: The climax of "Miku Hits R2 with a Chair" is full of this. Far from her usual dumb, insensitive self, she tearfully admits her tendencies are harmful in order to sincerely apologize to R2. (Not only is the first time in the entire series she's seen crying, but her normally synthetic voice breaks into clearly human sobs during her speech.) He reacts to this by making amends with her.
• Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: It's suggested that her parents' tendency to buy her whatever she wants contributed to this; GLaDOS actively appears to recognize this and attempts to curb it by forcing her to buy her father a new car.
• Spoiled Brat: "Miku Executes Order 66" suggests her parents tend to get her whatever she wants.
• Super-Deformed: She's depicted as a chibi drawing.
• Synthetic Voice Actor: It comes with being a Vocaloid character.
• Third-Person Person: She occasionally slips into this when she's excited ("Miku wants the plumbus!") or talking to an animal.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: "Happy Meal" shows her ruining her sister's birthday cake, insulting its quality and C-3PO's cooking skills, abusing said sister, and later refusing to let her have her food all in one video. R2 even lampshades this by asking her if she gets more annoying in every video.
• True Companions: For all her issues, she views R2 as this. It's laid out clearly in "Miku Hits R2 with a Chair", where she crosses a line and tearfully attempts to make amends:
  "That's why I'm always with you. Because you're kind and funny and smart. You always try to make me feel better when I'm sad. And it's in moments like this one when I'm glad I have such a good friend... I need you, R2. Your stupid friend needs you..."
• The Unfavorite: Neither of her parents hide that they like Turret more than her.
• Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: She abuses most everyone around her, which often leads to her getting into gruesome situations.
• Vague Age: She looks like a teenager or young adult, R2 claims she'd just failed the eleventh grade in "Disease", and she's said to have turned 10 in "Miku Executes Order 66" (alluding to her software being 10 years old). Given her lack of intelligence and artificial nature, though, it's impossible to be certain.

R2-D2

A utility droid in Star Wars, R2 here is Miku's best friend and straight man. He often ends up embroiled in whatever mischief she goes off on, much to his constant irritation.

• Dirty Coward:
  • In "The Chimp", he gives the fridge his wallet in order to get them to leave.
  • Similarly, when Miku ends up dead in "Miku Executes Order 66", his initial reaction is to tell Turret to blame herself for the murders Miku had committed. Given that this is All Just a Dream of Miku's, though, this may be exaggerated.
• Human Shield: Gets used as one by Miku in "Appendix", much to his displeasure.
• Intelligible Unintelligible: Unlike the source material, though, the audience can discern his speech via subtitles.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: His irritation towards Miku sometimes escalates into outright insensitivity, but he's got a good heart at his core (best shown when he saves Gumi from a psychotic Wookie in "Appendix").
• Only Friend: To Miku, as he remarks upon in "Miku Executes Order 66".
• Only Sane Man: Most of the time, he serves as Miku's straight man. There are exceptions, though.
• Orphan's Ordeal: Played for Black Comedy. His poorness is often remarked upon by other characters, much to his chagrin.
• Parental Substitute: He stays with Miku's family because his own parents died during the Battle of Naboo.

C-3PO

R2's companion from the Star Wars films, here he is cast as Miku's cold and petty parent.

• Ambiguous Gender: He's described as male in the source material, and uses clearly masculine voice clips from the original films here, but Miku refers to him as her mother. (Of course, it later transpires that GLaDOS strong-arms her into calling her "mommy" instead of "daddy"; plus, Miku isn't particularly bright either way, so the weight of her statements is debatable.)
• Abusive Parents: Miku refers to him as her mother, but he holds significant disdain for her - when she and R2 get trapped in a treehouse, he responds to her calling for help with indifference. More severely, when Miku declares her intention to be a gangster to him in "Gangsta From Da Hood", he has a brief Imagine Spot of her getting shot dead and then lets her go. "Hate" shows him more concerned for her well-being during a period where Fantastic Racism leads to out-and-out hate crimes in their town.

Gumi

Another Vocaloid character who appears frequently. She's much nicer than anyone else in the cast, though Miku has a penchant for treating her extremely poorly.

• Cheerful Child: Though she's got a bit of a Vague Age, she certainly has the cheerful demeanor down pat.
• The Chew Toy: If she shows up in an episode, there's a very high chance she'll be brutally killed off for laughs by the end.
• Nice Guy: She brings cookies to R2 during his hospital visit in "Appendix".
• Only Sane Man: Plays this role in "MVP: Myers Vs Predator". As R2 (as the Predator) and Miku (as Michael Myers) bicker over who gets to kill her, she's left afraid and confused and ends up escaping while they're distracted. Later on, she questions why the police blow up her house despite no one being inside it.
• Synthetic Voice Actor: Much like Miku, it comes with being a Vocaloid character.

Rin

Another Vocaloid character who appears during "MVP" and "The Deer Hunters"

• Brother–Sister Incest: Her dad assumes Len was her boyfriend. When she corrects him by explaining they're actually siblings, he responds with "So are your mother and I, sweetheart." (Given that the men surrounding him have Confederate flags on their heads, one can only assume.)
• Creepy Child: Around 14 years old, shows little emotion, and forces two people to join a Russian Roulette tournament.
• Jerkass: Forces R2 and Miku to join a Russian Roulette tournament at gunpoint.
• Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: When Miku tries to get out of paying her, she responds by leading the police to her.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Somehow destroys a spaceship in deep orbit from Earth. Her only explanation is "You don't wanna know."
• Only Sane Woman: In her first appearance, she questions why Miku asks her to destroy an intergalactic starship and refuses to fall for her ploy to get out of paying her. This wavers in her next appearance, where she forces R2 and Miku to risking their lives repeatedly.
• Synthetic Voice Actor: As with every Vocaloid character.

GLaDOS

The main antagonist of Portal, she's seen here as Miku's other parent.

• Adaptational Nice Guy: Downplayed. She's not really a good parent, but she does make an effort to help Miku surmount her depression (albeit backhandedly) and tries to teach her responsibility, a far cry from what she was like in Portal. "Hate" shows her being much nicer to Miku after the latter gets endangered.
• Abusive Parents: While she tries to help her daughter, she's very noticeably distant towards her and can't tell her that she loves her.
• Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: In "Hate", she's sincerely worried about Miku's well-being, actually hugs her once she's brought home safe (albeit injured), and blushes when Miku finally calls her "mommy".
• Damned by Faint Praise: When Miku asks her to tell her she loves her, the best she can do is "I don't dislike you."
• True Companions: An odd meta example - she believes that R2 is this for Miku.
  "Because R2 is your best friend in the whole world and those friends are irreplaceable."

Megurine Luka

A Vocaloid character who initially appeared as R2's attorney. She's not very good at it. Her appearance in subsequent episodes has her try other profession, which she is also not very good at.

• Deadline News: As a news reporter in "Hate", she explains the anti-robot law that drives the episode's plot, then reads that she's going to be killed and replaced with Kent Brockman - which immediately happens.
• Dirty Coward: Opts to run from the killer Wookie after her client instead of trying to help.
• Epic Fail: She gets the guy who attacked her client out of jail.
• Most Definitely Not a Villain: Her attempts at being a covert CIA operative leave a lot to be desired.
• New Job as the Plot Demands: The reason appears to be that she isn't good at any of her jobs.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Jumps out a window rather than deal with the killer Wookie in the hospital.
• Synthetic Voice Actor: Like the show's other Vocaloid characters.

SeeU

An alien R2 and Miku meet on the moon.

• Aliens Are Bastards: She likes humans. As pie filling.
• Ax-Crazy: Likes to kill people and make pies out of them.
• Bizarre Alien Reproduction: Apparently impregnates men in their urethra.
• Go-Karting with Bowser: She plays Fortnite against the other characters.
• Intelligible Unintelligible: There's no English version of SeeU, so her Korean speech requires subtitling for the viewers. R2 and Miku understand her just fine, however.
• Made of Iron: Survives getting blown up by R2.
• Synthetic Voice Actor: Hers is different from the other Vocaloid characters, being solely in Korean.
• Villainous Crush: On R2, or at least a desire to lay eggs in his urethra. He is not pleased with this.

Turret

An enemy from Portal reimagined as Miku's sister.

• Birthday Episode: "Happy Meal" is set during her birthday.
• Butt-Monkey: Despite being a genuinely sweet kid, Miku despises her and abuses her regularly.
• Cheerful Child: When Miku isn't hurting her, that is.
• Nice Guy: She's genuinely understanding and kind. "Miku Executes Order 66" shows her forgiving Miku after she fulfills the video's title, though since this is All Just a Dream of Miku's the accuracy of it is unclear.

Refrigerator Johnson

A fridge that is inexplicably alive and has a taste for criminality. He's also close friends of the monkey from "The Chimp" (until they end their friendship in "Hate", at least).

• Animate Inanimate Object: He inexplicably comes to life to aid with a bank robbery in "The Chimp".

---