Furankusu ). One of these children, Hiro, is initially viewed as a prodigy, but after failing one of his tests, his resulting emotional stress leaves him unable to pilot a Franxx, making him lose any desire he had in life. While skipping out on his class's graduation ceremony, Hiro encounters Zero Two, an infamous Franxx pilot who is a member of a race of humans with klaxosaur blood, leaving her with red horns on her head. After Zero Two's partner is killed in a klaxosaur attack, she convinces Hiro to become her new partner, or "darling " as she puts it.
Characters
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Main characters
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The main characters of the series are part of the current Squad 13. This squad is considered as special one, notably seen from their uniquely designed Franxx. The squad also the only one who refer each other by nicknames rather than their code numbers with the exception of Zero Two, who prefers her current name. These nicknames are based on how their code number are read in various Japanese ways.
Pilots of the Franxx Strelizia (ストレリチア
Sutorerichia )
The Franxx piloted by Hiro and Zero Two. It is equipped with a giant spear called "Queen Pike" to battle with klaxosaurs.
Code:016 (コード:016 Kōdo:016 ) / Hiro (ヒロ)
Voiced by: Yūto Uemura , Ami Koshimizu (childhood) (Japanese); Matt Shipman, Mikaela Krantz (childhood) (English) [10][11]
Once called a prodigy, but is now a dropout pilot cadet after he "lost his ability" to deal with the Franxx. He searches for his place among the "Mysteltainn." He is currently the only one who received no physical damage after riding the Strelizia, despite having some memory loss. Hiro used to be the leader among his friends and the one who gave them nicknames.
Code:002 (コード:002 Kōdo:002 ) / Zero Two (ゼロツー Zero Tsū )
Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English) [10][11]
A very beautiful and mysterious girl with two red horns who carries the blood of klaxosaurs. An elite pilot belonging to the APE special forces unit with a "teammate killer" alias. According to 9'α's words, she used to be called "9'ι".
Pilots of the Franxx Delphinium (デルフィニウム
Derufiniumu )
The Franxx piloted by Goro and Ichigo. As the Franxx for the squad leader, it is armed with two sword type weapons named "Envy Shop."
Code:056 (コード:056 Kōdo:056 ) / Goro (ゴロー Gorō )
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English) [10][11]
Hiro and Ichigo's best friend since childhood.
Code:015 (コード:015 Kōdo:015 ) / Ichigo (イチゴ)
Voiced by: Kana Ichinose (Japanese); Brittany Lauda (English) [10][11]
Hiro and Goro's best friend since childhood, the squad leader of her class. She has a repressed crush on Hiro, maintaining a stoic disposition around everyone.
Pilots of the Franxx Argentea (アルジェンティア
Arujentia )
The Franxx piloted by Zorome and Miku. As a Franxx that specializes in close combat and speed, it is loaded with a fist claw type weapon called "Night Claw."
Code:666 (コード:666 Kōdo:666 ) / Zorome ( ゾロメ )
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura (Japanese); Ryan Reynolds (English) [10][11]
A loud, obnoxious, and lecherous Parasite. He admires the adults and the place where they live and aspires to become an adult someday.
Code:390 (コード:390 Kōdo:390 ) / Miku (ミク)
Voiced by: Nanami Yamashita (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English) [10][11]
A childish Parasite who often clashes with Zorome.
Pilots of the Franxx Genista (ジェニスタ Jenisuta )
A heavy weaponry Franxx orignally piloted by Futoshi and Kokoro, until Futoshi and Mitsuru switch partners. It is covered with heavy armor and is loaded with a fist bayonet type artillery named "Rook Sparrow," which can cause great damage at close distances.
Code:326 (コード:326 Kōdo:326 ) / Mitsuru (ミツル)
Voiced by: Aoi Ichikawa (Japanese); Bryson Baugus (English) [10][11]
A quiet but overpowering Parasite. Mitsuru originally admired Hiro, and underwent a very risky procedure to become able to pilot a Franxx, but becomes isolated when Hiro claims he forgot the promise they made, leading him to shun everybody arround him, until Kokoro gets close to him, and witnessing his suffering, decides to become his partner.
Code:556 (コード:556 Kōdo:556 ) / Kokoro (ココロ)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado (English) [10][11]
A meek yet kind Parasite.
Pilots of the Franxx Chlorophytum (クロロフィッツ
Kurorofittsu )
A support type Franxx for long distance attacks, originally piloted by Mitsuru and Ikuno, until Futoshi and Mitsuru switch partners. Its arms are equipped with the heat sink called "Wing Span," which allows the mecha to fly for a long time.
Code:214 (コード:214 Kōdo:214 ) / Futoshi (フトシ)
Voiced by: Hiroki Gotō (Japanese); Blake Shep
