Saber Marionette J

 Mamiya Otaru - The main character. A citizen of Japoness, a country of Terra II which resembles feudal Japan. He eventually discovers the three marionettes Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry and forms a sort of family with them. He seems constantly overwhelmed by the marionettes and their affection, which he returns only platonically, and equally to the three. Has a disctinctive two-color hair-style of light brown on the front and dark brown in the back.

Lime (JSM-01L) - A marionette possesing the otome kairo, a circuit that enables her to act almost indistiguible from a human girl. She is the most child-like of the three, with a naive, lively and playful personality, and thus frequently asks all manner of questions about life to Otaru. The quickest of the three, has blue hair and commonly dresses in white over a black bodysuit.

Cherry (JSM-02C) - Another of Japoness' otome kairo marionettes. She acts like the perfect stereotype Japanese wife, excelling at cooking and doing eveything to please "Master" Otaru, who is the subject of her frequent romantic daydreams. She is however quite intelligent and equipped with the best sensors of the three. Has two long tails of purple hair and usually dresses in pink.

Blodberry (JSM-03B) - The third of Japoness' otome kairo marionettes. She represents the agressive side of feminity, being quite loud, headstrong, impulsive and the most overtly sexual of the three, often vowing to "make a man" out of Otaru. She has the most raw physical power and dresses in a black and orange bodysuit and her red hair in a high ponytail.

Mitsurugi Hanagata - Initially a wealthy enemy of Otaru's, later revealed to have homosexual feelings for him. Despises Otaru's marionettes, seeing them as rivals, and is frequently physically abused by them (specially Bloodberry) for comic relief. Eventually the five of them settle in a somewhat peaceful coexistance and friendship.

Lorelei - The only remaining human female in Terra II and its vicinity, thus making her the symbol of "true" feminity. All the otome kairo marionettes are said to be based in some part of her personality. Held in suspended animation in the Mesopotamia since its arrival to Terra II.

Ieyasu Tokugawa - Shogun of Japoness, the 15th cloned incarnation of the original. All of Japoness' citizens are genetically engineered descendants of him or one of his antecesors. In love with Lorelei, created Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry in an attempt to rescue her, but it is unclear whether she returned his feelings. Dies at the hands of the Saber Dolls in his own fortress.

Faust - Leader of Gartland, the 10th clone incarnation of the original Faust and the main antagonist of the series. He is bent on conquering all of Terra II and rules his country with an iron fist. Created the Saber Dolls also in an attempt to save Lorelei.

Tiger - One of Faust's "Saber Dolls", and thus equipped with the otome kairo. Has short red hair and uses a whip like weapon. Is roughly the equivalent of Lime, though not nearly as naive. Her cap is a gift from the current incarnation of Faust when he was a child.

Luchs - Another of Faust's "Saber Dolls", equivalent to Cherry. Uses projectile weapons and is not above manipulating and deceiving her comrades for her own benefit. Has short blue hair and her uniform contains a short, cut miniskirt.

Panther - The third of Faust's "Saber Dolls", counterpart of Bloodberry. Has blond hair and an eyepatch with covers a star-shaped laser, though she mostly fights bare-handed. Like all the "Saber Dolls", has a tall, voluptous build and shows it offf in a military-inspired black and white uniform.

Baiko - A marionette part of the elite imperial guard of Japoness, using two sword beams as a weapon. She is not stated to have the otome kairo, but behaves remarkably life-like compared to other regular marionettes. After the death of the Shogun, is revealed to contain his memories and personality, but it is not clear if this was the case previously.

Tamasaburo - The other half of the imperial guard, uses a schyte/spear as a weapon. Like Baiko, is later revealed to contain the personality of the Shogun's second-in-command.

Mesopotamia - Refers to both the ship which carried Terra II's original colonizers and the main computer of said ship. Designed by Lorelei, fell in love with her and boicotted the mission, taking her captive and killing all but six of the colonizers. Is the final antagonist of the series.

Alexander - Leader of Petersburg, a country on Terra II resembling Russia. Mimicking WWII, his country is successfully invaded by Gartland, thus his fate is uncertain.

Gennai - Japoness' resident elder & mad scientist/inventor. Helps Otaru & his marionettes in some of the most ingenious & absurd ways. He's usually called "Grampa", by Lime & "Gennie-Poo", by Bloodberry.

Soemon Obiichi/Ruebens - Martial artist & swordsman extrodanaire; also Otaru's sensei. Obiichi took Otaru in when he was a little boy after seeing him being bullied by other boys. He almost never opens his eyes, but he harbors a dark secret. He was the first man to love a marionette as if it were a real woman; the marionette's name was Koiyuki. Ostracized by the citizens of Japoness, Obiichi took Koiyuki & fled to Gartland, where he noticed Tiger smile at him. He realized that this was the first time a marionette showed human emotions & he needed the maiden circuit for Koiyuki to do the same. He swore his allegiance to Faust & changed his name to Ruebens. He is solely responsible for stealing Lime's maiden circuit & using it on Koiyuki. Otaru confronts his sensei & hears his sad story in the proccess. A Gartland marionette soldier was sent to kill Obiichi for his disobedience to Faust, but kills Koiyuki.

Dr. Hess - The chief scientist of Gartland. Served Faust with great pride & was resposible for most of the nation's weapons & vehicles. When Faust was overthrown, he turned on him. In Saber Marionette J to X, he would become the main antagonist & was also revealed in this series to be the first man on Terra II.

Gattel - One of Faust's generals. Faust places him in charge of the Saber Dolls when they failed him. However, he despises the Dolls & they, in turn, despise him.