Part 204: Character Information
Warning: This post may contain spoilers for up through the most recent update! Don't read it if you aren't caught up!Characters
Lab Member #001: Okabe "Hououin Kyouma" Rintarou
Main character and founder of Future Gadget Laboratories. A self-proclaimed mad scientist and amateur inventor, his ambition is to overthrow society's ruling structures and spread chaos to the world. He claims to be on the run from a sinister group known only as The Organization, but they might be imaginary.
He accidentally created a device that can send emails back in time, and was working to uncover the conspiracies underlying the research organization SERN, when disaster struck. He is now attempting to undo all the changes he's made to the timeline.
Lab Member #002: Shiina "Mayushii" Mayuri
A friend from Rintarou's childhood and second member of Future Gadget Laboratories. She has no scientific skills whatsoever, and her primary focus is making (but not wearing) costumes for cosplay. Cosplay has no connection to Future Gadget Laboratories, so she is a completely useless addition to the team.
Unless Rintarou is able to change the future, Shiina Mayuri will be killed by agents of SERN on August 14, 2010, between 7 and 8 PM.
Lab Member #003: Hashida "Daru" Itaru
Fat smelly otaku. He has a wide variety of 2D waifus, who he cheats on with 3D maids. He is Future Gadget Laboratories's primary technical expert, a peerless computer programmer and hacker. He has successfully hacked his way into all but one of SERN's databases.
He is also the future father of Amane Suzuha.
Lab Member #004: Makise "Assistant" "Cristina" "The Zombie" "Celeb Seventeen" "Birthmark" "@channeler Cris" "Experiment-Loving Girl" "American Virgin" Kurisu
Young genius scientist. She has been published in SCIENCE magazine. Rintarou saw her dead body at Dr. Nakabachi's conference, but she's mysteriously alive again. Nobody but Rintarou remembers this incident.
She seems to have a bad relationship with her father, who tried to pursue time travel research. Suzuha claims she has ties to SERN. Closet goon.
Lab Member #005 (?): Kiryuu "Shining Finger" Moeka
Part-timer working for a publishing company. She is a woman of few words in person, but can converse at great length over email.
So she claimed, but she's actually a SERN agent. She is a member of the Rounders, an organization that collects IBN 5100 computers in order to protect SERN's secrets, and joined the lab because Rintarou found one. Unless the future is changed, under orders from the mysterious FB, Moeka will invade Future Gadget Laboratory by force in order to steal the plans to the Time Leap Machine. Mayuri dies in this raid.
Lab Member #006: Urushibara "Rukako" Ruka
Shrine Maiden at the Yanabayashi Shrine in Akihabara. However, Shrine "Maiden" may be an innacurate term, as Ruka is actually male. Rintarou's disciple in the art of the Demon Sword Samidare, although he's not very good at it. Mayuri wants him to do cosplay.
His shrine was holding the legendary retro PC, the IBN 5100. It has since been lent to Rintarou.
Ruka was initiated as Lab Member #006 so that he could use the Microwave Ophone (Temp) to change his gender. As a result, he is now a girl, although nobody remembers the change other than Rintarou.
Lab Member #007: Faris "Akiha Rumiho" NyanNyan
The #1 maid at the maid cafe MayQueen+Nyan2. Daru is obsessed with her to a borderline unhealthy extent. She is a peerless player of the card game RaiNet AccessBattlers, and one of the few people who can out-maneuver Rintarou when it comes to talking about ridiculous nonsense. She is the daughter of one of the landowners of Akihabara, and as a result has a huge amount of influence in the area.
Faris was initiated as Lab Member #007 in order to let her use the Microwave Ophone (Temp), in exchange for usage of her personal network of fans.
Lab Member #008: Amane "Working Warrior" "John Titor" Suzuha
New part-time employee of Tennouji's CRT shop. She seems to be pretty good at putting up with Rintarou's eccentricities. Does not get along with or trust Makise Kurisu.
Became Lab Member #008 after a failed attempt to find her father.
Suzuha is actually a time traveler from the year 2036. Going by the alias John Titor, she plans to go back to 1975 to secure an IBN 5100 computer, but her time machine is broken.
Yuugo "Mister Braun" "Manager" "FB" Tennouji
The owner of the building where the Future Gadget Laboratory resides. Also runs a shop for selling CRT monitors, which gets nearly no business. He has a daughter in elementary school. Loves Braun Tubes.
Moeka's superior officer. After completing his duty, he committed suicide.
Nae "Sister Braun" Tennouji
Mister Braun's daughter. She has a prefectly reasonable fear of Rintarou. Sixth grader.
In at least one timeline, she killed Okabe in the year 2024, then Time Leapt back to the present day to kill Moeka as part of a convoluted act of revenge.
Doctor Nakabachi
A scientist of questionable repute. He claims to have invented a time machine, but his research is suspiciously similar to that posted by John Titor. The press conference where he was going to present his findings was cancelled when something crashed into the lecture hall.
4ºC
An insufferable dickweed who plays RaiNet Access Battlers.
Future Gadgets
Future Gadget #001: Bit Particle Gun
TV remote installed inside a toy ray gun. Point it at the TV and pull the trigger to change the channel. Remember your youth!
Only works for changing the channel. Other functions (power, volume, etc) must be controlled from the TV itself.
Future Gadget #002: Take-cop Camera
Camera built into a toy propeller. A ground breaking device that combines traditional Japanese crafts and state-of-the-art technology to blur the line between past and future. Flies without any power source.
We are aware that the picture quality is compromised by the high rotation speed of the camera. Please do not complain about this.
Future Gadget #003: Could this be 'ORAORA'?
Detects lies based on the sweat on someone's thumb. Our ultimate invention, bringing together all the power and ingenuity of the laboratory. See through every lie and every conspiracy.
We cannot guarantee that it will successfully identify lies for naturally sweaty people.
Future Gadget #004: Moad Snake
Super-instant humidifier. Boils a large amount of water using heated electric coils, blowing out a huge amount of steam. Good for the dry season. Looks like a claymore mine, can be used as a prop.
This Futue Gardget is only good for one use.
Future Gadget #005: Once again, I made something stupid, by Goemon
Eco-dryer that doesn't need electricity. Connects to a vacuum cleaner and uses the exhaust to function as a dryer. It's mad science, but it's clean science.
Dries using hot blowing air. Has no mechanism for regulating air flow.
Future Gadget #006: Cyalume Saber
Chemical type red cyalume. Hold it by the handle and use it like a sword. Fake blood launches out on a hit, making for a revolution in pretend sword fights.
Please use in a confined space, as blood can fly out in all directions, annoying people nearby.
Future Gadget #007: Ghost in the Ball
Fake optical camouflage device. Uses 12 type-6 Braun Tubes arrayed in three dimensions, interspersed with miniature C-MOS cameras, to project on each side of the object a camera image from the opposite side. Within the intervening area, a blind spot is created, while the space behind it is still visible!
Very large. Only buy if you're sure you have space for it in your house. If you roll it, it may break.
Future Gadget #008: Microwave Ophone (Temp)
A microwave that can be controlled remotely via cell phone. Have food ready for you by the time you get home!
Currently under development. Not yet for sale.