EDENS ZERO

Edens Zero crew edit The primary characters of the series are the crew of the Edens Zero (エデンズ ゼロ, Edenzu Zero) – Edens being an acronym for "Ether Drive Eternal Navigation System" – an interstellar warship left by Ziggy as inheritance to his adoptive grandson, Shiki.[ch. 15] The crew's goal is to navigate the universe in search of Mother, both to prove her existence and have their wishes granted by her.[ch. 3, 48]

In the story's second half, the Edens Zero is revealed to have come from 20,000 years in the future of Universe 3173, a parallel universe where androids suffer an Ether shortage due to Mother's disappearance and humankind's ensuing extinction. To prevent this, the ship was built on the planet Eden for Ziggy to travel to Universe Zero, a temporal convergence point that influences all other universes in the multiverse, using the power of Etherion (エーテリオン, Ēterion) to travel through time.[ch. 204, 205] The crew uses Etherion to reach Universe Zero for the final story arc, where they regain their memories of past universes after living altered, often idyllic lives, while also retaining their experiences in the new world.[ch. 221, 222]

Shiki Granbell edit Shiki Granbell (シキ・グランベル, Shiki Guranberu) is the sole human denizen of Granbell, a robot-inhabited theme park planet.[ch. 1] Shiki uses the Ether Gear "Satan Gravity" (サタングラビティ, Satan Gurabiti) to freely manipulate gravity for himself and others,[ch. 1, 82] a power learned from his surrogate grandfather, Ziggy, who found the infant Shiki on a voyage for Mother beyond the Sakura Cosmos.[ch. 13] He is characterized by his obsession with making friends, as well as a paralyzing fear of bugs.[ch. 87] After Granbell's dying robot community chases him away with Rebecca to save him from solitude on their planet, Shiki searches for Mother to fulfill his goal of making 100 new friends across the universe.[ch. 1, 3] In the process, he receives the Edens Zero from Elsie Crimson and inherits Ziggy's title of "Demon King" as the ship's captain.[ch. 14, 15] Eventually, Shiki discovers his origins as the sole survivor of a dying planet Earth, Mother's original form 20,000 years in the past, who is first brought into the present era after the Chronophage briefly returns Mother to her planetary state.[ch. 272-275]

Continuing his theme of naming protagonists after seasons, Mashima chose the Japanese word meaning "four seasons" (四季, shiki) for the main character of Edens Zero to represent the culmination of his previous works.[vol. 9] The series' second half features the character's transition into a young man, which was planned early in development. Mashima hesitated to incorporate the change due to concerns of negative reactions from "fans of the boyishly cute Shiki"; he left traces of his old design to alleviate this, describing the change as "shifting him from cute to cool".[vol. 20] Shiki is voiced by Takuma Terashima in Japanese,[5] and by Sean Chiplock in English.[6]

Rebecca Bluegarden edit Rebecca Bluegarden (レベッカ・ブルーガーデン, Rebekka Burūgāden) is a B-Cuber and Shooting Starlight member from the planet Blue Garden,[ch. 1, 2] where she lives after being separated from her parents, Connor and Rachel, during her childhood.[ch. 199, 209] She aspires to attain one million subscribers for her B-Cube account, Aoneko Channel (AONEKOチャネル, Aoneko Chaneru; lit. "Blue Cat Channel"), which suffers from low viewership due to poor-quality content.[ch. 1, 4] She is an expert markswoman who acquired her skills from playing first-person shooter video games.[ch. 2, 88] After stimulating her Ether through repeated baths in the Edens Zero's spa, Rebecca develops her own Ether Gear called "Cat Leaper" (キャットリーパー, Kyatto Rīpā),[ch. 84] which enhances her jumping power and agility,[ch. 64, 76] and allows her to rewind time and mentally "leap" into parallel universes at different points in time.[ch. 85, 172] This power serves as the basis of Etherion in the distant future, which leads to Rebecca's transformation into the Chronophage.[ch. 205, 291]

Mashima named the character after the Japanese band Rebecca, drawing inspiration from their song "Friends" to compliment Shiki's friend-obsessed personality.[vol. 9] Rebecca is voiced by Mikako Komatsu in Japanese,[5] and by Kira Buckland in English.[7]

Happy edit Main article: Happy (manga character) Happy (ハッピー, Happī) is Rebecca's best friend and partner, based on the character of the same name from Fairy Tail.[vol. 2] He is a feline alien from the planet Excede who was fatally injured in a traffic accident during Rebecca's childhood, leading their benefactor, Professor Weisz, to transfer Happy's mind into an identical android body to help him survive.[ch. 2, 11] Happy can transform into a pair of firearms called Happy Blasters (ハッピーブラスター, Happī Burasutā), which fire non-lethal Ether bullets.[ch. 2] He loses his mechanical abilities in Universe Zero, where he never experiences his accident and remains flesh and blood.[ch. 222] Rie Kugimiya and Tia Ballard reprise their roles from Fairy Tail as the Japanese and English voices for Happy, respectively.[5][8]

Weisz Steiner edit Weisz Steiner (ワイズ・シュタイナー, Waizu Shutainā) is a man from the planet Norma who practices the Ether Gear "Machina Maker" (マキナ・メイカー, Makina Meikā), which allows him to instantly remodel machines to improve their performance, deconstruct them, and create weapons.[ch. 11, 27] As a result of Weisz fleeing Norma before the Chronophage rewinds fifty years of its history,[ch. 11] there are two alternate versions of him that co-exist as separate people: his adolescent self, an amoral but good-natured criminal who joins the crew after betraying his gang leader, Sibir (シビル, Shibiru); and his elderly, present-day self, who has since matured into an esteemed robotics professor.[ch. 6, 11] The young Weisz assumes a superhero identity named Arsenal (アーセナル, Āsenaru) using a powered exoskeleton that he custoizes with his Machina Maker,[ch. 61, 62] built with the help of Hermit Mio, with whom he eventually pursues a relationship in Universe Zero.[ch. 50, 256]

Mashima described Weisz as "one of the good guys, but still a scumbag", which he noted is an uncommon character type among his works. He also said that Weisz's role in the story was "pretty clearly laid out", which made it "fairly easy to get [him] to do what I want".[vol. 2] Weisz is voiced by Hiromichi Tezuka [ja] in Japanese;[9] in English, his younger self is voiced by Ray Chase,[10] and his older self is voiced by Brook Chalmers.[11]

E.M. Pino edit E.M. Pino (EMピーノ, Ī Emu Pīno) is a miniature "anti-bot" android who generates an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that disables machinery and Ether Gear within range for short periods of time.[ch. 7, 10] Pino was built by Ziggy to become the "Light of Edens" (エデンズの光, Edenzu no Hikari), the "next generation" of androids to the Four Shining Stars,[ch. 19] but had her memory erased by Weisz's gang when she arrived on Norma for maintenance from the present-day Weisz.[ch. 7] She joins Shiki after assigning him as her new master,[ch. 10, 16] later desiring to be reborn as a human through Mother.[ch. 42, 48] During the crew's battle with Ziggy on Lendard, he restores some of Pino's memory while struggling against the Edens One's control, which allows her to fulfill her purpose of freeing him through her ability to Overdrive.[ch. 209] In Universe Zero, she suffers a malfunction over learning the origins of the Four Shining Stars,[ch. 255, 256] which leads to her eventual deactivation.[ch. 291] She is later revived by Mother, deciding against being reincarnated as Shiki and Rebecca's human newborn and accepting her identity as a machine.[ch. 293]

Mashima created Pino to serve as the mascot character of the series, but during development of the manga, he found it increasingly difficult to include her within the first chapter, where he incorporated Happy to stand in for her. As with Weisz, Mashima said that he found it "fairly easy" to write for Pino due to her established role in the story.[vol. 2] He later called Pino his favorite character in the series, adding that he worked out "a lot" of story details for her, and that she would "probably" become an important character.[vol. 3] Her name comes from Mashima's attempt to make the term "EMP" sound "cute".[vol. 9] Pino is voiced by Shiori Izawa in Japanese,[9] and by Sarah Anne Williams in English.[12]

Homura Kôgetsu edit Homura Kôgetsu (ホムラ・コウゲツ, Homura Kōgetsu) is a young swordswoman from Oedo, a planet styled after Edo period Japan.[ch. 57] She is trained by Valkyrie Yuna to use the Ether Gear "Soul Blade" (ソウルブレイド, Sōru Bureido), which creates swords and bladed weapons made of solid Ether.[ch. 21] Homura has the habit of voicing her inner thoughts by mistake, stemming from Valkyrie's encouragement for Homura to overcome her quiet nature as a child.[ch. 19, 47] She first joins the crew to search for Valkyrie, who had gone missing for five years, and whom she regards as a mother figure after being abandoned ten years earlier by her uncaring biological mother, Kurenai.[ch. 57, 67] After discovering Valkyrie's death on Sun Jewel,[ch. 58] Homura takes her place in the Four Shining Stars as "Valkyrie Homura".[ch. 68, 69] In Universe Zero's renewed history, she leads a miserable life in debt to Drakken Joe after witnessing Valkyrie's decapitation over Homura's accidental injuring of Seiji Hôjô, the son of Oedo's shogun, but recovers upon learning of Valkyrie's survival and reconciling with the now loving Kurenai.[ch. 232-234]

Mashima chose the character's name, which means "flame" (炎, homura), to give an impression of the color red and fire.[vol. 9] Homura is voiced by Shiki Aoki in Japanese,[9] and by Laura Stahl in English.[13]

Four Shining Stars edit The Demon King's Four Shining Stars (魔王四煌星, Maō Shikōsei) are a group of female androids created by Ziggy to serve aboard the Edens Zero.[ch. 15] Its members possess functions and powers that improve the ship's travel capacity,[ch. 16] with all four required to authorize the use of Etherion.[ch. 69] Each android also possesses a Battle Dress (バトルドレス, Batoru Doresu) that enhances her combat skills.[ch. 71] In the final arc, the four are revealed to have been modeled after deceased humans from Earth who aided in the planet's transformation into Mother, and were given false memories as Ziggy's companions to function as Shiki's caretakers.[ch. 272-275]

Witch Regret edit Witch Regret (ウィッチ・リグレット, Witchi Riguretto) is the "Shield of Edens" (エデンズの盾, Edenzu no Tate), a masked sorceress who protects and manages the Edens Zero.[ch. 15] She is modeled after Shiki's biological mother, a defense attorney from New York City named Regret.[ch. 273, 275] Witch manipulates her own Ether in a fashion similar to magic, using Shield Ether (シールドエーテル, Shīrudo Ēteru) to generate force fields, and Element Ether (属性エーテル, Zokusei Ēteru) to perform elemental attacks such as ice, air, and lightning.[ch. 71, 93] She is portrayed as kind and gentle, yet ruthless towards those who threaten her crewmates.[ch. 93] She is killed during the Aoi War, with Universe 2's version of her perishing with the rest of the crew against Shura's antimatter bombs, while Universe 3's version sacrifices herself to shield the ship from the explosion.[ch. 165, 166] Her death is eventually undone when the crew travels to Universe Zero's past,[ch. 222] although she does not regain her memories of previous worlds due to her absence during Etherion's activation.[ch. 222, 224] Witch is voiced by Kiyono Yasuno in Japanese,[14] and by Laura Post in English.[15]

Sister Ivry edit Sister Ivry (シスター・イヴリィ, Shisutā Ivurii) is a dominatrix nun who serves as the ship's medic, the "Life of Edens" (エデンズの命, Edenzu no Inochi).[ch. 26, 88] Her model, named Ivry, suffered an illness that plagued Earth before its destruction.[ch. 272] Sister uses a healing ability called "Heal Atomizer" (ヒールアトマイザー, Hīru Atomaizā), which allows her to instantly treat wounds, cure afflictions, and repair "living" machines such as herself and other androids.[ch. 19, 40] She is described as "scary" and "foul-mouthed",[ch. 94] and uses the masculine pronoun ore in Japanese.[ch. 26] Sister is seemingly introduced as the leader of Rogue Out (ローグアウト, Rōgu Auto), a mercenary squad on the planet Guilst,[ch. 20] but is later revealed to have been impersonated for ten years by their leader, who held her hostage to monopolize her healing powers.[ch. 26] In Universe Zero, her imposter's absence on Guilst leads to the real Sister forming Rogue Out as a vigilante corps that opposes Drakken Joe.[ch. 224, 225]

When talking about Sister's full name, Mashima said that it had no particular meaning, choosing it because he "liked the sound of it".[vol. 9] Sister is voiced by Yukiyo Fujii in Japanese,[16] and by Allegra Clark in English.[17]

Hermit Mio edit Hermit Mio (ハーミット・ミオ, Hāmitto Mio) is a programmer android with the appearance and behavior of a young tsundere girl,[ch. 95] modeled after a schoolgirl from Japan named Mio.[ch. 194, 272] As the "Mind of Edens" (エデンズの心, Edenzu no Kokoro), she uses the hacking ability "Master Code" (マスターコード, Masutā Kōdo) to manage the ship's computer security and reprogram networked technology to her liking.[ch. 37, 89] When first introduced, Hermit suffers from mental trauma due to being cruelly exploited and experimented upon fifteen years earlier by the human Müller and his research team,[ch. 40, 41] leading her to isolate her mind within the virtual planet Digitalis.[ch. 30] She initially rejects Shiki's friendship out of hatred for humans,[ch. 33] but overcomes her mistrust after the crew's kindness rekindles her desire for human friends.[ch. 41] In Universe Zero, she avoids her traumatic experience altogether due to Müller's absence.[ch. 228, 232]

Mashima originally named the character "Hermit Milon" (ハーミット・ミロン, Hāmitto Miron) in her profile, but changed it after realizing he had already used the name for another character in the manga. He derived the name "Mio" from the Japanese word miotsukushi (澪標; "channel marker"), which is used in waka as a pun on the phrase mi o tsukushi (身を尽くし; "to give one's all"), something that Mashima felt reflected her personality.[vol. 13] When redesigning the character for the three-year time skip, Mashima changed Hermit's hairstyle due to her resemblance to Hatsune Miku, which he stated was not intentional.[vol. 20] Hermit is voiced by Kanon Takao in Japanese,[18] and by Xanthe Huynh in English.[19]

Valkyrie Yuna edit Valkyrie Yuna (ヴァルキリー・ユナ, Varukirī Yuna) is the "Sword of Edens" (エデンズの剣, Edenzu no Tsurugi), the manager of the Edens Zero's armaments,[ch. 69] modeled after the American surfer and physicist Yuna.[ch. 257, 272] She is also Homura's childhood guardian and "Soul Blade" mentor.[ch. 28] Valkyrie is first mentioned as having been missing for five years, leading Homura to join the Edens Zero crew in search of her.[ch. 28, 47] On Sun Jewel, Valkyrie is revealed to have been dead for three years after perishing against a horde of monsters unleashed by Kurenai, Homura's mother, whom Valkyrie freed from slavery in a misguided effort to reunite Homura with her biological family.[ch. 58, 59] In Homura's revised childhood in Universe Zero, Valkyrie is decapitated for her student's injuring of Seiji Hôjô, but survives because of her android nature. She waits on Sun Jewel together with Kurenai for Homura, who aimlessly searches for her mother after mistaking Valkyrie for dead, allowing Valkyrie to reunite with her student and crewmates.[ch. 232-235]

Mashima chose the character's full name because he wanted her to be "a darker-skinned character with a classically Japanese name".[vol. 9] Valkyrie is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro in Japanese,[20] and by Rebeka Thomas in English.[21]

Other crew members edit Mosco Versa-0 edit Mosco Versa-0 (モスコ＝ヴェルサー零, Mosuko Verusā Rei) is a white-colored sumo android who works aboard the Edens Zero as its caretaker and Sister's verbally and physically abused servant.[ch. 28] He specializes in tsuppari techniques, which allow him to fly.[ch. 22, 96] He also has a button on his belly that Sister forbids anyone from pressing;[ch. 28] it is eventually revealed that doing so transforms him into Cosmo (コスモ, Kosumo), a handsome butler who exerts total dominance over Sister.[ch. 260] Debuting as a member of Rogue Out who is reprogrammed to follow Sister's imposter, Mosco resumes his original duties after the real Sister restores him.[ch. 19, 28] In Universe Zero's revised history, he returns to being a Rogue Out member under the real Sister as a vigilante with dozens of identical robotic copies.[ch. 225]

Mashima did not originally plan to include Mosco in the Edens Zero crew, making the decision after he "took a liking" to the character while drawing him.[vol. 4] The author based Mosco's name on the character's predetermined catchphrase, "Moscoy" (モスコイ, Mosukoi),[vol. 9] which comes from the sumo term dosukoi.[ch. 18] Mosco is voiced by Mitsuo Iwata in Japanese,[22] and by Brock Powell in English.[23]

Jinn edit Jinn (ジン, Jin), truly named Kris Rutherford (クリス・ラザフォード, Kurisu Razafōdo),[ch. 95] is an O-Tech ninja who first appears as part of the mercenary squad Rogue Out,[ch. 17] and later as a minion of Drakken Joe.[ch. 77] He uses the Ether Gear "Wind Rage" (ウィンドレイジ, Windo Reiji) to perform ninjutsu techniques that produce winds with typhoon-like force.[ch. 18, 144] During his childhood, Jinn is made into a cyborg by Müller, who orphaned and dismembered him in front of his younger sister, Kleene, as revenge against their parents for withdrawing their financial support.[ch. 18, 126] Jinn seeks Sister out to cure Kleene's trauma from the incident,[ch. 126] which allows Rogue Out's leader to deceive him by impersonating Sister until he kills the imposter upon her exposure.[ch. 26] He boards the Edens Zero after gaining the real Sister's cooperation,[ch. 95] remaining distant from the crew until Sister successfully treats Kleene.[ch. 129, 130] In Universe Zero's altered history, Jinn willingly becomes an O-Tech as part of his home planet's culture, but is forced into Drakken's service with Kleene after coming to Guilst by mistake while studying abroad.[ch. 226, 232]

The code name "Jinn" is taken from the wind spirit of the same name.[vol. 9] Mashima gave the character "a lot more hair" to make him easier to draw during the series' second half, citing difficulties of drawing him consistently in the first half.[vol. 20] Jinn is voiced by Yuuki Shin in Japanese,[24] and by Jonah Scott in English.[25]

Kleene Rutherford edit Kleene Rutherford (クリーネ・ラザフォード, Kurīne Razafōdo) is Jinn's younger sister, introduced as Sylph (シルフ, Shirufu), the Element 4's representative of wind.[ch. 74, 77] Her "Wind Snatch" (ウィンドスナッチ, Windo Sunatchi) Ether Gear creates air currents that are capable of stealing objects, redirecting projectiles, and trapping people in wind cages.[ch. 75] She suffers from mental breakdowns whenever she experiences any emotion, caused by a repressed memory of Müller forcing her to watch Jinn's dismemberment during their childhood, which requires her to wear emotion-suppressing devices on her head that also indicate her mood.[ch. 92, 126] She joins the crew with Jinn after Sister cures her condition by erasing her traumatic memories.[ch. 129, 130] She avoids her traumatic experience in Universe Zero due to Müller's absence, although she becomes Drakken's minion anyway along with Jinn after coming to Guilst by mistake.[ch. 226, 232] Kleene is voiced by Rumi Okubo in Japanese.[26]

Laguna Husert edit Laguna Husert (ラグナ・ヒューゼルト, Raguna Hyūzeruto) is a cross-dressing man who uses the water-manipulation Ether Gear "Tears Lover" (ティアーズラバー, Tiāzu Rabā), which he combines with Empire Ether[a] to transform others into water whenever they cry.[ch. 72, 157] Originally a stage actor, he suffers from an inability to cry naturally due to his over-commitment to his roles, which has led to his retirement.[ch. 169] He first appears as the Element 4's representative of water under Drakken Joe,[ch. 72] but is inducted into the Edens Zero crew by Witch after proving himself to be among Drakken's more humane minions.[ch. 110] He is later revealed to be an estranged member of Oasis (オアシス, Oashisu), a rebel faction opposing Poseidon Nero that he deserted in pursuit of greater power to avenge his best friend, who was killed in a raid conducted by Nero's empire.[ch. 140, 169] In Universe Zero, Laguna is Oasis's leader and a film actor.[ch. 226, 227] Laguna is voiced by Taku Yashiro in Japanese.[26]

Couchpo edit Couchpo (カウチポ, Kauchipo) is a famous B-Cube personality and gourmand who produces food videos and reviews for her account, MoguMogu Channel (モグモグch., Mogumogu Chaneru);[ch. 19] her real name is Chloé Françoise Ai (クロエ・フランソワーズ・愛, Kuroe Furansowāzu Ai).[ch. 147] First meeting Rebecca when they and several other B-Cubers are abducted by Rogue Out,[ch. 18] Couchpo joins the crew during another encounter on the planet Foresta after being enamored with the ship's kitchen,[ch. 133] and provides critiques that help bolster Rebecca's popularity.[ch. 134, 171] After traveling to Universe Zero, she uses her online influence to assist in luring the Chronophage to restore Mother to her original form as Earth.[ch. 220, 278] Couchpo is voiced by Satomi Arai in Japanese, and by Janice Kawaye in English.

Connor edit Captain Connor (キャプテン・コナー, Kyaputen Konā) is a spaceship captain from the Aoi Cosmos.[ch. 49] He appears as a pompous and eccentric middle-aged man with expert piloting skills, using unorthodox methods to push ships beyond their usual capabilities.[ch. 175] As the story transitions through different universes, the crew meets alternate versions of Connor that only Rebecca remembers: the original Connor from Universe 1 is the Edens One's shipwrecked captain whom the Zero crew rescues en route to Sun Jewel;[ch. 49] in Universe 2, he is a reluctant servant of Ziggy who is hired as the One's pilot;[ch. 102] and in Universe 3, he is an escaped worker from Ziggy's robot factory on Lendard who has no knowledge of the One.[ch. 171] He is eventually confirmed to be Rebecca's father, whose wife, Rachel, left him with their newborn daughter to protect him from being killed by her church for their forbidden marriage,[ch. 209] with Universe 3's Connor joining the Zero crew and reuniting with his family after discovering his relationship with Rebecca.[ch. 175, 217] In Universe Zero, he declines returning to the crew to remain with Rachel on planet Miltz.[ch. 251]

The character's design underwent multiple changes during development, all depicting him as thinner and more attractive than the finished version as an overweight old man, with different hairstyles varying from a receding hairline to "silky smooth" hair. After storyboarding Connor's debut appearance, Mashima received input from his editor that Connor's feats were "not very interesting" for a "good-looking" character to perform. According to Mashima, the final design received complaints from his female staff over the change.[vol. 6] Connor is voiced by Kenta Sasa [ja] in Japanese, and by Paul St. Peter in English.

Ziggy edit Ziggy (ジギー, Jigī) is Shiki's adoptive grandfather, an android who portrays the "Demon King" (魔王, Maō) at the Granbell Kingdom theme park.[ch. 1] Introduced as a good and kind figure who broke down from old age ten years before the series' beginning, Ziggy discovered Shiki on a failed voyage for Mother aboard the Edens Zero, raising him to use his own "Satan Gravity" ability.[ch. 1, 14] When Shiki revisits Granbell in the present day, Ziggy reactivates with a malevolent personality that desires Shiki's death and the dominance of machines over humans, serving as an antagonist in the series.[ch. 101] During his and Shiki's final battle on Lendard, Ziggy reveals himself to be a mechanized version of Shiki from Universe 3173, where he was sent 20,000 years into the future by a spacetime distortion on Nero 66 before using Etherion to travel back in time to save humankind from extinction, gaining amnesia in the process.[ch. 203-205] Furthermore, his evil behavior is revealed to be a result of the Edens One's artificial intelligence taking control of him,[ch. 209, 215] forcing Shiki to destroy him to break his connection to the Edens One.[ch. 214] In Universe Zero, Ziggy is able to prolong his life and avoid falling under the ship's control.[ch. 266, 267]

Mashima named the character after the song "Ziggy Stardust" by singer David Bowie, which the author listened to frequently during the manga's production; the name "Ziggy" was originally given to Shiki in the story's earliest draft.[vol. 9] Mashima noted that several readers were able to predict the character's backstory before it was revealed, although he stated that there would be "at least one" element to surprise readers due to the backstory's "complex" nature.[vol. 20] Ziggy is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka in Japanese,[31] and by John Eric Bentley in English.

Mother edit Mother (マザー, Mazā) is the creator of the Grand Shiki Cosmos,[ch. 48] worshiped by space explorers as the goddess of the cosmos.[ch. 3, 4] She is depicted as a gargantuan woman larger than any planet,[ch. 3] and is capable of granting any wish to those who find her.[ch. 48] Because she exists in the hazardous outer regions of space, she is regarded as a mythical figure within the Sakura Cosmos.[ch. 13] Shiki makes it his objective to prove her existence when he is disbelieved for his familiarity with her,[ch. 3] while the Edens One seeks to kill her, as her death causes the extinction of humankind in the future of every parallel universe.[ch. 218] Upon being reached by Shiki's crew, Mother reveals herself as the Overdrive state of planet Earth, Shiki's homeworld, transformed to replenish its Ether after constant warfare and deforestation led to the planet's ruin in the year 2025.[ch. 272, 273] Shiki saves her by luring the Chronophage to revert her to her planetary form.[ch. 289] Mother is voiced by Kikuko Inoue in Japanese,[31] and by Colleen Clinkenbeard in English.

Elsie Crimson edit Elsie Crimson (エルシー・クリムゾン, Erushī Kurimuzon) is an armored warrior who uses the Ether Gear "Star Drain" (スタードレイン, Sutā Dorein) to absorb planetary Ether and convert it into battle gear or energy attacks.[ch. 2, 118] Introduced as a benevolent space pirate captain and Oración Seis Galáctica member who is notorious for conquering the "seven cosmic seas", Elsie delivers the Edens Zero to Shiki to repay a debt to Ziggy, her childhood benefactor.[ch. 12, 103] She is later revealed to be the planet Lendard's crown princess, born as Elsie Le Lendard (エルシー＝ル＝レンダード, Erushī Ru Rendādo), who unintentionally caused a civil war while opposing her corrupt parents during her childhood, orphaning herself and her arranged fiancé, James Holloway.[ch. 124, 183] After dying with James on Lendard when the planet is consumed by the Chronophage,[ch. 216] Elsie is reborn in Universe Zero as Lendard's queen and the Interstellar Union Army's director of operations in the Kaede Cosmos.[ch. 247]

The character is modeled after Fairy Tail character Erza Scarlet, with her name being a portmanteau of "Erza" (エルザ, Eruza) and the word "sea" to reflect her role as a pirate.[vol. 9] Mashima commented on her and Justice's relationship, which he described as "a very star-crossed destiny".[vol. 15] Elsie is voiced by Sayaka Ohara in Japanese,[31] and by Colleen Clinkenbeard in English.[32]

Labilia Christy edit Labilia Christy (ラビリア・クリスティ, Rabiria Kurisuti), whose name is derived from the word "lovely",[vol. 9] is a Shooting Starlight member and highly popular B-Cuber in the Sakura Cosmos.[ch. 3] Depicted as a former friend to Rebecca, whose videos inspired Labilia to become a content creator as a means of coping with a terminal illness,[ch. 178] she bullies Rebecca and produces videos mocking her content out of disdain for her lack of talent.[ch. 16, 53] In Universe 3, three years after her channel loses its popularity, she reconciles with Rebecca and is taken aboard the Edens Zero to be treated for her illness.[ch. 176, 178] She subsequently travels back in time with the crew to Universe Zero,[ch. 220] where she uses her online influence to help them lure the Chronophage to restore Mother to her original form as Earth.[ch. 278] Labilia is voiced by Ayumi Ayano [ja] in Japanese,[24] and by Lizzie Freeman in English.[33]

Xiaomei edit Xiaomei (シャオメイ, Shaomei) is the series' metafictional narrator, who breaks the fourth wall to provide context and meta-commentary to the story.[ch. 5] She appears within the story itself as a resident of the rogue planet Mildian called the "Time Oracle" (時読み, Tokiyomi; lit. "Time Reader"), a "fortune-teller" with powers of omniscience granted to her by Mother, whose location is the only thing outside of Xiaomei's knowledge.[ch. 48] To avoid boring herself with complete knowledge of the future, she limits her power so that she cannot know the outcome of any battles beyond multiple possibilities, satisfying her obsession for watching combat by putting her visitors through battles as compensation for her knowledge.[ch. 45] She is eventually revealed to be the personification of Earth's Moon named Luna (ルナ, Runa),[ch. 263, 283] and returns to her original form after Mother's own form as Earth is restored.[ch. 289]

Mashima noted that he had to be careful adding Xiaomei into the main storyline due to her conceived role as an omniscient narrator, but found that because she "knows everything in the entire world", he was able to include her "without too much trouble".[vol. 6] Xiaomei is voiced by Honoka Inoue in Japanese,[27] and by Jenny Yokobori in English.[34]

Justice edit Justice (ジャスティス, Jasutisu) is the code name of James Holloway (ジェームス・ホロウェイ, Jēmusu Horowei), a prince and Elsie Crimson's childhood fiancé from the planet Lendard.[ch. 124] Like Elsie, he uses the Ether Gear "Star Drain" to absorb and manipulate the Ether of planets.[ch. 123] He debuts as an Interstellar Union Army officer who vengefully pursues Elsie for inciting the war that destroyed their home nation and families, antagonizing the Edens Zero crew for their association with her.[ch. 122-124] However, he loses his hatred for Elsie after realizing her regret for her actions, and allows himself to be erased from existence with her on Lendard when the Chronophage rewinds the planet's time.[ch. 213, 216] He and his engagement to Elsie are restored in Universe Zero, where the war never takes place.[ch. 247]

Mashima modeled Justice after the Rave Master character Sieg Hart, following a "tradition" of using such characters that includes Jellal Fernandes from Fairy Tail,[3] reflected by the character's blue hair color and markings around his right eye when his Ether Gear is active.[35] The character's code name was selected to reflect his sense of justice.[vol. 9] Justice is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese,[14] and by Robert McCollum in English.

Holy edit Holy (ホーリィ, Hōrii) is the code name of Reina (レイナ),[ch. 246] an Interstellar Union Army officer who uses the Ether Gear "Melt" (メルト, Meruto) to dissolve any person or substance.[ch. 106, 201] As a citizen of the Yukino Cosmos planet Swan, Holy is a survivor of the mass murder performed by Deadend Crow, against whom she seeks revenge for publicly crucifying her and killing her younger sister, Sara (サラ),[ch. 177, 202] a fate they avoid in Universe Zero.[ch. 280] She tentatively joins the Edens Zero crew in Universe 3, intending to apprehend them afterwards,[ch. 179] but spares them after she is betrayed by her teammate Cure, Crow's creator.[ch. 207, 217] Mashima noted the character's popularity among readers, and hoped to "do her justice" when developing her.[vol. 21] Holy is voiced by Aya Endō in Japanese.

Xenolith edit Xenolith (ゼノリス, Zenorisu) is Ziggy's mentor and the founder of the Magimech School of Gravity Martial Arts (魔械流重術, Makai-ryū Jūjutsu), a set of techniques performed by "Satan Gravity" users in the series. His prowess allows him to control gravity in conceptual senses, such as lightening pain and causing others' thoughts to "fall" into him.[ch. 112, 125] Previously a human member of the Heavenly Knights of the Dancing Sakura (桜舞星騎士団, Ōbu Seikishidan), a historic group stated to have guarded the Sakura Cosmos during the universe's Dark Ages,[ch. 29] Xenolith has since transferred his mind into a robotic body to survive one thousand years after his death.[ch. 126] In Universe Zero, Müller steals Xenolith's powers and body to create a replica of him for the Oración Seis Galáctica, forcing Xenolith to inhabit the body of a small helper robot to survive.[ch. 236-239] Xenolith is voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue in Japanese.[30]

Saintfire Nox edit Saintfire Nox (セントファイア・ノックス, Sentofaia Nokkusu) is an alias used by the Church of Saintfire's archbishop, who possesses the time-manipulating Ether Gear "Cat Leaper".[ch. 200, 218] At the beginning of the series, the name belongs to Rebecca Bluegarden's mother and Connor's wife, Rachel (レイチェル, Reicheru), who is forced into the position after the death of her own mother, the previous Nox and an Oración Seis Galáctica member.[ch. 218] Around Rebecca's birth, Rachel abandons her family to prevent her church's fanatics from killing them for their forbidden relationship, exhausting her ability to reverse time after thousands of attempts to avoid their deaths.[ch. 218] She becomes one of numerous human mothers captured by Ziggy in Universe 3 to extract their Ether and locate Mother,[ch. 199] allowing Rachel to reunite with her family after being rescued by the Edens Zero.[ch. 218] In Universe Zero, Rachel becomes the Interstellar Union Army's director of operations in the Yukino Cosmos, who fosters the army's support of the Edens Zero after regaining her memories of the previous world.[ch. 247]

Groups and organizations edit Oración Seis Galáctica edit The Oración Seis Galáctica (Spanish for "Galactic Prayer Six"), known in Japanese as Ginga Rokumashō (銀河六魔将, lit. "Galactic Six Demon Generals"), are a group of six powerful outlaws who are described as being capable of "crushing" planets.[ch. 32] Elsie Crimson, Drakken Joe, Poseidon Nero, Deadend Crow, God Acnoella, and Saintfire Nox are introduced as members, while Shiki and Ziggy are branded as members over the course of the story.[ch. 170, 199]

In Universe Zero, the Galáctica are a faction of androids commanded by Void, which includes Cure, Acnoella, a fake Xenolith built by Müller,[ch. 236, 239] and three others: Joker Helix (ジョーカー・ヘリックス, Jōkā Herikkusu), an artificially intelligent game engine that slows time and creates video game-like dimensions;[ch. 249-252] Lightning Law (ライトニング・ロー, Raitoningu Rō), who manipulates electricity and controls other androids;[ch. 259, 261] and Lady Freyja (レディ・フレイヤ, Redi Fureiya), a soldier programmed with knowledge of every armament and battle strategy.[ch. 236, 281]

Shooting Starlight edit Shooting Starlight (流星の灯, Ryūsei no Tomoshibi) is an adventurers' guild on the planet Blue Garden that Shiki joins, with Rebecca, Happy, and Labilia beginning as members.[ch. 2, 3] The guild master is Noah Glenfield (ノア・グレンフィールド, Noa Gurenfīrudo), the director of the Galactic Intelligence Agency's Sakura Cosmos branch,[ch. 43, 100] who uses Ether Gear to observe people's positions across space and time.[ch. 88] With the exception of receptionist Clarisse Layer (クラリス・レイヤー, Kurarisu Reiyā), the guild's members are depicted as being unfriendly towards each other.[ch. 3]

Interstellar Union Army edit The Interstellar Union Army (星系連盟軍, Seikei Renmeigun) is the cosmic government's military and peacekeeping force.[ch. 13] Its six elite officers form an organization called the Oración Seis Interstellar[d] – simply called the Oración Seis (星系六祈将オラシオンセイス, Orashion Seisu) in Japanese – to combat the Oración Seis Galáctica.[ch. 106] Besides Justice, Holy, and Cure, the team's members are Jaguar (ジャガー, Jagā), Eraser (イレイサー, Ireisā), and Feather (フェザー, Fezā);[ch. 106] in Universe Zero, Justice and Cure are replaced by Victory (ビクトリー, Bikutorī), a subordinate of Justice in the previous world,[ch. 13, 244] and Amira (アミラ), an agent of the army's Galactic Intelligence Agency (G.I.A.).[ch. 36, 244] Other officers include Victory's fellow subordinate Creed (クリード, Kurīdo),[ch. 13] who is a member of Oedo's shogunate family truly named Seiji Hôjô (セイジ・ホウジョウ, Seiji Hōjō),[ch. 160] and Jesse (ジェシー, Jeshī), a G.I.A. agent within Elsie Crimson's space pirate crew.[ch. 42]

Description Blue Garden is a planet filled with Water Ether.[2] According to Rebecca, Blue Garden is known as the "Planet of Adventurers."[3

Location The planet is located in an unspecified part of the Sakura Cosmos.

Points of Interest Eternal[4] Shooting Starlight Diner Fairy's Scheherazade Theatre

Description Brown Sea is a resort planet that is covered by candy-like structures. It has beaches, palm trees, and an ocean of liquid chocolate.[2] There are giant ice cream scoops with decorative forks, spoons, ice cream cones, and candy in the ocean.[1]History Amira relaxes on a beach on Brown Sea while she talks to her fellow Galactic Intelligence Agency agent Jesse via holographic screen transmission about recent events in Digitalis. After their communication ended, she prepares to leave in order to infiltrate Drakken Joe's organization with Mirror Face.[1]

Location The planet is located in an unknown part of the Sakura Cosmos.[1]

Description Dahlia is a tropical planet, where it is known for its popular summer vacation spot and repair facility for large vessels.[1]

Advertisement Location The planet is located in an unspecified part in the Kaede Cosmos.[1]

Points of Interest Ryuzetsu Land

Description Eden is a very advanced planet, where the sole city that appears is ladened with buildings, towers, and hanging wire. However, there is still flora, shown by the few forests that surround the city and mountains. The planet is populated only by robots, as humans had gone exctinct 20,000 years ago.[2]

Advertisement Location The planet is located in an unspecified part of the Sakura Cosmos.

Foresta

Foresta Kanji フォレスタ Rōmaji Foresuta Location statistics Located In Aoi Cosmos Debuts Manga Debut Chapter 112 Anime Debut Episode 41 Foresta (フォレスタ, Foresuta?), also known as the Verdant Planet (緑の惑星, Midori no Wakusei?), was a planet located in the Aoi Cosmos.[1]

Advertisement Description Foresta is a planet with lush vegetation, even having two rings of flora circling around it. It is said that the food here is rather delicious,[2] where it claims to be the home of the best cuisine in the Aoi Cosmos.[1] The planet's surface is covered in an abundant amount of trees and other plant life, curiously there are a variety of fish floating around.[3]

It is the home of Xenolith, an instructor of the Magimech Arts and the founder of the Ether Gear, Satan Gravity, a thousand years ago.[4]

Advertisement Location The planet is located in the Coral Sector of the Aoi Cosmos, a neutral territory under the control of Poseidon Nero of the Oración Seis Galáctica.[2][5]

Points of Interest Enormous Satellite Server Inhabitants Willem (Deceased) Kevin Allen Audrey Miimi (Formerly) Aruna (Formerly) Machines of Foresta[6]

Granbell

Granbell Kanji グランベル Rōmaji Guranberu Location statistics Located In Sakura Cosmos Controlled By Ziggy (Formerly) Castellan Debuts Manga Debut Chapter 1 Anime Debut Episode 1 Granbell Granbell Kingdom Granbell Castle Granbell (グランベル, Guranberu?) is a planet that used to be occupied by robots, and is where Shiki Granbell was raised and named after.

Advertisement Description The entire planet is a theme park with islands and vast amounts of water surrounding them.[1][2] After the events in which Rebecca and Happy visit the planet and are joined by Shiki in their adventures, all activity in Granbell comes to an end when its resident robots experience a simultaneous system failure and break down.[3]

However, in Universe 0 Ziggy found a solution to fix the robotic inhabitants' lifespan and systems through recycling a device to expand the planet's Ether, allowing the robots to live longer.[4]

Advertisement Location The planet is located in an unspecified part of the Sakura Cosmos.[5]

Points of Interests Granbell Castle Granbell Kingdom Inhabitants Michael Castellan Annie John Mithra Former Inhabitants Shiki Granbell Ziggy

Guilst

Guilst Kanji ギルスト Rōmaji Girusuto Location statistics Located In Sakura Cosmos Debuts Manga Debut Chapter 12 (Mentioned) Chapter 17 (Actual)

Anime Debut Episode 6 (Mentioned) Episode 8 (Actual)

Guilst (ギルスト, Girusuto?) is a formerly lawless planet known the Planet of Criminals (罪人の惑星, Zainin no Wakusei?),[1] a den for illegal activities.[2]

Advertisement Description Guilst Towns Anime Guilst Towns Guilst is a planet that is rich with Wood Ether, making it abundant with nature. It is entirely overgrown in the roots of Mechdrasil, a gargantuan tree that is visible from outer space, and wrapped in two intersecting chain-like structures.[3][4] The planet's towns are built on layers of platforms situated on the tree's branches.[5]

Advertisement History Around the year X442, Guilst was known as a popular tourist spot and entertainment venue where visitors gathered to see Mechdrasil. By X492, however, it became a lawless planet where all illegal activities are rampant.[3]

In X492, a Chronophage made its way to Guilst which gave the people on the planet 60 minutes to evacuate the planet.[6] Less than ten percent of the planet's population managed to evacuate, as many people died by being completely erased from existence when the Chronophage set Guilst 1,200 years into the past where the planet was a natural paradise devoid of crime and untouched by modern technology.[7]

Jaguar of the Oración Seis Interestelar noted that with Guilst's destruction by Chronophage, Drakken Joe of the Oracion Seis Galactica is on the loose in space.[8]

Location The planet is located in an unspecified part of the Sakura Cosmos.

Points of Interest Mechdrasil Guilst Towns Illega Tower Rogue Out HQ Sector One[9] Skymech Dojo[10] Inhabitants Former Inhabitants Drakken Joe Citizens of Belial Gore Kris Rutherford Illega Sister (Rogue Out) Callum Steelford

Description Hook is a planet with multiple gears and two hooks on both sides.[1] In the year X477, it was destroyed by Müller Royal Laboratories' Ether Accelerator Cannon.[2][3]

In Universe 0, Hook still lives since Müller wasn't present in the universe.

Advertisement Location The planet is located next to Newton in an unspecified part of the Sakura Cosmos.[2]