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Human Protagonists
Ryan
The pilot of Tobot X, Ryan is a smart and level-headed boy, typically being responsible and studious. He often argues with his brother due to their clashing personalities.
- Adorably Precocious Child: Ryan is usually the responsible one, but he still sometimes goofs off like a boy his age normally should.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Ryan is capable of fixing cars effectively, just by reading a manual.
- Promotion to Parent: Ryan takes over as the parental figure in Season 1 after his dad is kidnapped.
Kory
- Big Eater: He loves to eat.
- Fatal Flaw: Arrogance, which has earned him a lot of trouble.
- Large Ham: Kory is very arrogant and loves to show off. He even enters himself into the Tobot W pilot-voting contest, despite already having a Tobot of his own. This ends up making Y feel dejected.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: He causes the events of Season 1's fourth story arc due to his inflated ego driving Nathan to exact revenge on the Tobots through his Zombie Virus... which Kory unknowingly accepted from an anonymous email.
Dylan
- An Arm and a Leg: He lost his left hand and leg in a car accident years ago. Limo thankfully created robotic replacements for him. Heroes of Daedo City finally has this serve as a big plot point.
- Berserk Button: Do not suspect Limo as being evil around him. Dylan is heavily defensive and goes to great lengths to prove his father's innocence.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: Turns out to be the (adopted) son of the first Big Bad, Limo.
- Only Sane Man: Even more so than Ryan.
- Villainous Lineage: Ryan and Kory assume that he's evil just because he's Limo's son. He proves them wrong.
Dolly
- Always Someone Better: She starts out wanting to be Tobot W's pilot, but she eventually decides that Nathan was a better fit. She does later get her own Tobot with Tobot D.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Once she became a Tobot pilot, she soon finds the responsibility to be crushing for her. She thankfully gets over it thanks to Franklin's advice.
- I Just Want to Be Special: Over the course of the first Season, Dolly starts to become unsatisfied with being relegated to the sidelines, now wishing for a Tobot of her own. While she initially clashes with Nathan over their ownership of Tobot W, she eventually has her wish granted... but not without its consequences.
- Kid Detective: Runs a news blog, and spends a lot of her time trying to find information for the boys. She even gets her own Tobot that primarily focuses on research and information gathering rather than combat.
- Rose-Haired Sweetie: She has pink hair and she's extremely nice, serving as one of the group's most prominent allies.
Nathan
Nathan as the pilot of Tobot W.
Nathan as the pilot of Mach W.
The pilot of Tobot W, Nathan is a smart boy with amazing talents in robots and computers. His intelligence made him a good fit to be Quatran's team leader.- Arc Villain: Of Season 4. He gets better.
- Child Prodigy: Only ten years old, and a genius in robotics and computers.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He is extremely talented at computers and robotics, capable of creating a zombie virus that would give him remote control of the Tobots, forcing them to remove the Tobot's AI chips until they found the vaccine.
- Heel–Face Turn: Nathan originally wanted revenge against the Tobots for revealing his lies to his brother about being a Tobot pilot, but changes his mind after he sees his brother confess his true feelings about the Tobots. He even joins the team officially as the pilot of Tobot W.
- Put on a Bus: He and his brother move away at the end of Season 15, but they return in Athlon.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Nathan was scared of heights until he became Tobot W's pilot.
Liam
- Child Prodigy: He's a decent taekwondo expert, and he's the same age as the other kids.
- Heroic BSoD: Ends up going through one when he ends up unwelcome because the other pilots can't stand his constant snoring.
- Remember the New Guy?: He's introduced in Season 4, but Ryan, Kory, and Dylan are all friends with him beforehand. Attack of the Robot Force reveals that he met and fought enemy robots with them, and K's creation can be traced back to the movie.
Noah
- Berserk Button: Do not harm nature around him. Despite his sweet and innocent personality, he is very easy to piss off.
- Cheerful Child: He's a very sweet and hyperactive boy who loves playing outside.
- The Corrupter: Ends up doing this to his own Tobot by accident when he fills its mind core with negative thoughts about Mr. Towers and Mr. Majeeko. This ends up hurting him in the long run.
- Raised by Grandparents: He lives with his grandmother in the country because his parents are in the city.
Supporting Characters
Dr. Franklin
- Distressed Dude: Throughout the first arc of Season 1. He's later captured again and forcefully converted into the MM Soldier's pilot during Attack of the Robot Force, with the main villain forcing him to fight his own children and creations.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He's a genius robotics engineer who created most of the Tobots.
- Handicapped Badass: He's paralyzed from the waist down, yet he's saved the kids several times.
- The Mentor: Serves as this for the series.
Limo
- Arc Villain: His actions and plans drive the conflict for the initial arc.
- Big Bad: Played straight for Season 1. When he's first introduced, he gives off the impression of being the Big Bad, even possessing many of this trope's archetypal traits: Evil Former Friend to the Big Good? Check. CEO of a major powerhouse company? Check. A weird taste in fashion? Check.
- Averted for later Seasons when it turns out he's only a Starter Villain and later undergoes a Heel–Face Turn.
- Disc-One Final Boss: He's advertised as being the Big Bad, but gets defeated and Put on a Bus at the end of Season 1.
- The Dreaded: For the Tobot pilots even after his Heel–Face Turn, but for a different reason...
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Fashion-Victim Villain: He wears what seems to be a fur longcoat usually worn by Hollywood's movie stars. Even worse, said coat is purple and the fur is embroidered with leopard skin patterns. Below that, he wears ridiculously long purple stockings with dress shoes that look like sandals. - Good Costume Switch: After his Heel–Face Turn, Limo ditches his former getup and starts wearing much more sensible clothing.
- Lethal Chef: Limo can't cook to save his life. Even his own son is terrified of him whenever he makes something.
- Starter Villain: What he ends up looking like in the English dub, where he lasts only 4 episodes before being arrested and taken into custody. Ultimately, he merely paves the way for the real Big Bad, Acnee.
- Walking Spoiler: It's hard to talk about Limo without revealing that he's defeated at the end of Season 1 and eventually undergoes a Heel–Face Turn.
Officer Hera Oh
The resident officer for Daedo City and the pilot of Tobot C. She ends up getting involved in the Tobots' activities as their ally in the police and later becoming a Tobot pilot herself.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: Is she ever.
- Out of Focus: She gets less focus in the series starting in Season 18.
- Token Adult: The only adult pilot from Professor Noh's resignation to Paxton's introduction.
Timmy
- Cheerful Child: Timmy is very innocent and idealistic. He is a massive fan of the Tobots and is often seen imitating their attacks.
- Children Are Innocent: Timmy is very idealistic. His commitment to clearing the Tobots' names was what caused Nathan to go through a Heel–Face Turn.
- Morality Pet: For Nathan. His video even ends up making him undergo a Heel–Face Turn.
- Out of Focus: He gets less focus after his brother becomes a pilot.
- Put on a Bus: He and his brother move away at the end of Season 15, but they return in Athlon.
Professor Noh
An old friend of Franklin and Limo. After being rescued by the Tobots, he becomes one of their greatest allies. He was the initial pilot of Tobot R, but later passes the role to Neon.
- Game-Breaking Injury: Ends up suffering severe blood loss due to a fire accident, and the injuries he sustains end up forcing him to give Tobot R up to Neon. He still aids the team from the sidelines, thankfully.
- Precious Puppies: Professor Noh is always accompanied by a robot dog named "Puppybot". It later becomes the key to activating the Puppybase during Season 18.
Neon
- Always Someone Better: Eventually he accepts Nathan as Quatran's team leader.
- Big Damn Heroes: He and Tobot R end up saving all the other Tobots from being crushed to pieces.
- Heroic BSoD: Ends up going through one when Nathan takes over as Quatran's team leader. Eventually, he returns when the team needs him the most.
- Minor Living Alone: He's this when he's introduced, having ran away from home. He eventually returns at the end of his debut arc.
- Out of Focus: He gets less focus in the series starting in Season 18.
Tobots
X/Evolution X/Adventure X
- Arm Cannon: His signature attack "Green Energy Blast" is one of these.
- Berserk Button: Don't think about mocking him.
- Broken Pedestal: Over the course of Season 16, X starts to lose respect for Ryan due to his recent game addiction, resulting in him actively disobeying his pilot. Ends up being reconstructed once X finally forgives Ryan near the end of the Season.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: With Y.
- True Companions: X is fiercely loyal to Ryan and his friends.
Y/Evolution Y/Adventure Y
- Large Ham: He is very arrogant and talkative, like his pilot.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: With X.
- Shock and Awe: His signature attack in Adventure mode is called the "Thunder Bolt", where he fires a thunderbolt-shaped, electrically charged projectile.
Z/Adventure Z
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: He often loses confidence in himself whenever he fails Dylan, and often cries whenever his feelings are hurt or if Dylan is harmed. Taken to the extreme in Heroes of Daedo City, where Z starts to question his point of living to protect Dylan when his pilot could protect himself.
- Killer Yo-Yo: His signature attack in Adventure mode is called the "Spider Yo-Yo", which does Exactly What It Says on the Tin.
- Verbal Tic: Tobot Z usually ends his sentences with "that's what I heard", "that's what I said", or some variation of these.
W/Mach W
- An Ice Person: Most of Tobot W's attacks are ice-based.
- Put on a Bus: He is taken with his pilot when he moves away, but he does return in Athlon.
C
- Butt-Monkey: The show doesn't seem to give C a break, as he often gets himself into situations that humiliate him in the long run (such as going through some questionable training with Y to fight the Octobot only to have R take it out instead, and making claims of withstanding a battery drain only to collapse immediately after).
- Make Me Wanna Shout: His signature attack is called "Hyper Vox", where Officer Oh screams into her smartkey, and Tobot C amplifies that scream to deal a devastating sonic attack.
R
- Big Damn Heroes: He and Neon end up saving all the other Tobots from being crushed to pieces.
- Making a Splash: Considering that he's built from a fire truck, his primary weapon is a water hose.
- Verbal Tic: Tobot R speaks like a news reporter and "reports" about what's going on in the battle.
D
- Non-Action Guy: Tobot D has no offensive weapons and mainly focuses on investigation and research.
Zero
- Heel–Face Turn: Is rebuilt from the parts of the old, evil Zero, and is now a trustworthy Tobot.
- Non-Action Guy: The rebuilt Tobot Zero has no offensive weapons and is primarily focused on protecting Limo.
Taekwon K
- Remember the New Guy?: He's introduced in Season 4, but X, Y, and Z are closely acquainted with him beforehand. Attack of the Robot Force reveals that K was created after W to fight enemy robots with them.
Cargo
Terracle
- Green Thumb: He's made from a tractor, and this is reflected in his signature move "Terra Storm".
Integration Tobots
Titan
Tritan
- Badass Decay: By Quatran's debut, Tritan has slowly degraded to being nothing but a punching bag for the villain robots to win against, with the better Integration Tobots outclassing him in the fight after.
- Finishing Move: The Super Combo, which combines together the Super Dash, Super Jump, and Super Drop in quick succession.
- Verbal Tic: Tritan has a tendency to bow and say "sir" after attacking.
Quatran
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Stops appearing after season 15 due to W leaving the team.
- Calling Your Attacks
- Finishing Move: Inferno, lighting his entire body on fire.
- Wrestler in All of Us: Mainly a wrestling robot.
Deltatron
- Boxing Battler: He even gets an auxiliary pair of gloves.
- Calling Your Attacks: Subverted. Whenever an attack is used, he has his own call.
- Champ Bodyblow = "Desert's sandstorm!"
- Champ Uppercut = "Ascending dragon!"
- Champ Jab = "Rock-busting bubbles!"
- Champ Straight = "Air-piercing quick fists!"
- Champ Guard = "Shield of steel!"
- Champ Footwork = "Invisible footwork!"
- Champ Clinch = "Hello there, friend!"
- Champ Hook = "Flap of a falcon's wings!"
- Champ Finish = "Thunder across the axis!"note
- Finishing Move: Champ Finish, listed above.
- Large Ham: Although not as loud as most examples, he makes up for it by yelling everything.
- "THE NEW TRIPLE COMBINER, DELTATRON!"
- "LIFTING A SKYSCRAPER WITH TWO POWERFUL HANDS, THE GREATEST, STRONGEST, MIGHTIEST TOBOT!"
- "DEFEATING THE VILLAIN LIKE A COMET IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS, THE GREATEST, STRONGEST, MIGHTIEST TOBOT!"
- Also applies to all the examples listed in Calling Your Attacks.
- Lampshaded by Y in season 17.
Y: Okay. He talks more than I do. - Red Boxing Gloves: The Power Gloves, which enhance Deltatron's physical strength.
Giga 7
- Large Ham: Giga 7 tends to speak in hyperbole.
Villains
Diluk
- Big Eater: It's his life goal to eat as many food as humanly possible.
- The Dragon: Is initially this to Limo. After Limo's defeat, he becomes this for Acnee.
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: He's basically the Dumb Muscle, minus the "Muscle". Quite frankly, the only villains more pathetic than he is would be the Mooks Acnee provides him with.
- Vile Villain, Laughable Lackey: He acts as the Laughable Lackey to both his bosses. Whereas both Limo and Acnee are fairly threatening, on his own, Diluk comes across as more of a joke than a villain.
Acnee/Sora Wang
- Big Bad: She takes this role after Limo is arrested. In the English Dub, she's this for all of Season 1.
- Mysterious Employer: Acts like this towards Diluk, sending him robots and giving him orders to carry out her plans.
- No One Sees the Boss: She usually never meets with the characters face-to-face, preferring to use her cat emblem and even the audience initially only hears her voice. She finally reveals herself in Season 5.
Tom Fuse
- Lawyer-Friendly Cameo: He is this to many iconic actors. His name in early English dubs is literally "Brad Pitt".
- Villain with Good Publicity: Tom Fuse is generally admired by many, with few aware of his true intentions.
Mr. Holmes
- Parental Substitute: To Diluk. In fact, Diluk's entire goal in Season 18 was to find him. He succeeds.
- Put on a Bus: Disappears after Season 16, with only one additional appearance afterwards in the series finale.
Angela
- Evil Former Friend: She is this to Limo.
- The Corrupter: During Season 14, she tries to undo Limo's Heel–Face Turn and get him to rejoin his old company. He refuses. She also has Tobot W reprogrammed to serve her.
Mr. Towers
- Ambition Is Evil: Yup.
- Pet the Dog: Surprisingly, he praises all of Diluk's ideas and enhances them to destroy the Tobots, almost succeeding whenever they work.
Mr. Majeeko
- Create Your Own Hero: His act of ruining Noah's prized belongings and harming nature in front of him led to the creation of Tobot Terracle, who would later become one of the components for Giga 7, and thus the downfall of Mr. Towers.
- Kick the Dog: He often belittles Diluk for his incompetence, and he also ruined Noah's bike and favorite tree just because he could.
Villain Mecha
Zero
- Unreadably Fast Text: Turns out, he has a personality.
- "Secondary Targetnote : I don't know who he is, but that dropkick he landed on me doesn't hurt very much, so he doesn't seem very strong. He's talkative and has a light personality. Maybe it's because he didn't get much attention from his parents when he was young. That blow he landed on me starts to hurt more. I'll shake him up a bit later."
- "Primary Targetnote : Hit him once, he went down. It looks painful, and come to think of it I am pretty powerful. Kids go home and do their homework, go to school, or get yelled at by their parents, right? Why are they around here? It's dangerous around here, I should probably cautiously persuade them to go home."
- "Dangernote : He's so fat he can't stand straight or see his feet, but a master's a master. Great job, standing around there like an idiot, now I've lost my catch."
- "Primary Targetnote : Don't know who he is, but the guy that collapsed when I hit him suddenly changed color and got a weird gun. Green Energy Blast? It hurts a lot. I got hit twice."
- "Secondary Targetnote : Kept saying he wasn't made for fighting when I was about to beat him, but now that the red guy's gotten stronger he's got his shoulders up high. I really want to hit him."
Biker Bots
- Mook: To Acnee and later Diluk.
- Only Sane Man: Or Men, but this still applies. They often remind their boss of the task at hand whenever he gets hungry.
- True Companions: With Diluk. While they often act as his more-intelligent lackies, they will not hesitate to lay down their lives for their shared best friend.
Acbot
Remicobot
Excabot
Dumpbot
Zaritan
- Evil Knockoff: Of Tobot Titan.
Searchbots
Cyclops
Kingkabot
Stinkerbot
Raptorbot
Trytan II/Arc Tyrant II
- Curb-Stomp Battle: Delivers a brutal one to the four primary Tobots.
- Superior Successor: To Tobot Tritan.
Kokobot
Chamebot
Octobot
Raptorbot XXL
Giant Centipede
Punchbot
Magicbot
Obak Rangers
Cheolmabot
Excavot
Chainbots
Excabot 2
Bulldozerbot
