List of Tsukomo Tenkaichi Ba! Characters

This is the list of characters in the 2002-2008 anime series, Tsukomo Tenkaichi Ba!

Protagonists
Riley P. Hisonaka

Riley is the main protagonist of the series, a trouble-making, smart alec boy who attends Izumaku Academy to gain his own fundamentals from it. He enjoys to fight people, mostly his teacher, Mr. Bossetei and seems to love challenging himself. He is fond of his peers and seems to stand up for them (even Alec who seems to resent him and treat him like an inferior than an actual friend at first). Riley's best friend is sometimes mixed, as he is great friend with his childhood friend, Kira. They got along greatly after an incident that he sovled and took care of. However, he is great friends with Alec as well. In addition, in the end of the intro of Tsukomo Tenkaichi Ba!, the two has their arms on one another like a fist bump. This is debatable as some speculate Kira to be his best friend as they knew one another longer and has a great history together and they do many great deeds and helps another out. On the other side, Alec has come close to Riley (in Riley's eyes & Alec's eyes relunctantly) and they are even at the point of a friendship of where they can use facial expressions to talk. In addition, they stick up for each other all the time, despite Alec protesting that he does not; Kira is seen as Riley's girlfriend and Alec as his best friend.

Riley's greatest rival is none other than his own classmate and groupmate, Alec. their rivalry is unbeleavable. They argue to no end with Riley always making fun of Alec, and Alec getting angered by his smart-alec comment and pics a fight with him. In addition to that, they have such different personalities: Riley being the cool, slackerish jokester and Alec being the over-confident, trouble-making hooligan. Their rivalry and relationship is similar to the relationship between Sonic & Knuckles. As they have different personalities and beliefs that always leads to a fuss that usually gets broken up or interrupted by Mr. Bossetei, Tory, Heinz, Kira, Beatress or some other person or crisis nearby. Riley;s main rivals/antagonists consists of... Freedom, Cecil Togagolurk, Axel Bromie, Arnold Looker. Riley is in his sophmore year and tends to let his smart alec side get the better of him. Which also adds to his antics that either gets him in trouble or punishes his group of either his or others shinanigans. As told by many, including himself, Riley is the water as Alec is the fire.

Kira Heartaker

She is the dueteragonist, a childhood friend of Riley and is considered his best friend. It is hinted that she has a crush on Riley however, she seems to show more love affections to Alec. She has kissed him on the cheek and on the forhead. It is also stated in ''Tsukomo Tenkaichi Suichii! & Tsukomo Tenkaichi no Kitsu! ''that the two kiss. She moved from Ishimika Town when she and Riley were 6. She however came back to enter Izumaku Academy as a sophmore and is in Tsukomo!, the group Riley started with the four other main characters. She is rivals with Rose for Alec's affections.

Tory Luster

He is an ominous kid who is sort of anti-social and the 4th main protagonist of this show. He is considered a sociopath to society due to an incident in the 2nd grade. He is the best friend of Alec (who they sometimes make fun of each other) & he has blue hair. His specialty in fighting is that he can cause anybody (even Axel, Riley & Alec) to get drowsy and fall asleep in a macth. This happened when he the elixir of infinity in the Sun Riders Arc. He usually does not like going on misadventures with the gang that could get him in trouble. However, he does so because they are his friends and he is in a group with them.

Alec Bujaira

He is the best friend and self-proclaimed (and said by Riley on occasions) main rival and sometimes antagonist to Riley. He plays a big role in the story's plot as he is the tritagonist and plays even a minor role in each arc. He is a short, hot-headed, trouble-making hooligan who is always up to no good and usually drags Tory (and sometimes Riley and or Heinz) in his shinanigans. Alec has quite the rivals as he gets annoyed and annoys most people he interacts with: Riley, Axel, Freedom, Heinz (sometimes), Tolian Gecko, Bones, Aaron, EJ Olic & Quinton. Alec may not seem like it however, he is quite the tactician when it comes to fighting and always plans his next move, even surpassing Heinz's tactical skills. He is the love interest of Kira Heartaker and seems to be vain and cruel to her at first but as the story goes on, he shows his true feelings for her and seems to care for her a lot, in his own way.

Heinz Elfdore

The tallest of the 5th main protagonist of the show. He is a guy who is a master at strategy and is almost unbeatable whenever he has a plan to either outsmart or beat somebody (with the exception of Riley & Alec). Despite his amazing skills at being a tactician, Alec surpasses him in that when it comes to fighting. As the story goes on, his role in each arc seems to get shorter and shorter. However, that's redeemed as he was the lead protagonist in the 1st arc of the final saga (season) of Tsukomo Tenkaichi Ba!

Beatress Negome

She is a plantain-skinned girl that wears glasses and is obsessed with the Tsukomo! gang, and is the 6th main protagonist (later changed to a supporting/secondary character) of the show. She makes her first appearance in ''Episode 38: Beatress Makes an Appearance! However, she is only in that episode until Episode 51: A Promise in debt''. She then unofficially joins the ''Tsukomo! ''group and likes to take pictures of them She seems to like to make fun of Alec (along with everyone else), annoy Heinz & admires both Riley & Kira to no end. She has not feelings for Tory and is neutral with him.

Interactions with Others

 * Riley: She is sort of a stalker to Riley and seems to adore every single thing he does. She loves all the "moments" that both he and Kira share together. She has stated that she has a crush on Riley but this is just infatuation. She never doubts him and whenever anyone insults him, she is quick to defend him. She has stated that if he asked, she would do anything for him.
 * Kira: She is infatuated with Kira as well as Riley (though not to the same extent as Riley). She respects Kira especially as the only other girl in Tsukomo! Beatress will threaten and beat up anyone if necessary. She threatened to beat Alec if he such as even lay a finger on Kira. Beatress views Kira as some sort of princess waiting for her knight in shining armor (Riley) will come save her. She seems disappointed when Kira & Alec are having a "moment." However, she fully supports the shipping when they become a couple.
 * Alec: She is shown to loathe Alec half of the time and the other half of the time she is either making fun of him or is on neutral terms with him. She does not adore Alec and actually despises him whenever he has anything negative about either Riley or Kira. Alec in return sees Beatress as nothing but an alpha-geek stalker with no life who only follows Riley around because she has nothing better to do. They do not usually interact one-on-one but as the series progresses, their mixed hatred shifts to a rivalry of some sort and they are actually considered friends.

Tsukomo Tenkaichi Suichii! Main Characters
Freedom

He is a boy that was given the nickname that when he saved his academy from being corrupt of the teachers. The teachers treated them like slaves where they were basically beaten senseless and had no freedom, until, "Freedom" saved everyone. His real name is unknown but it can be assumed that his initials are JXS (Jaysun Zexil Sonayu). He is good friends/rivals with Riley and seems to hate anyone who acts superior to others (Alec most of the time). He is rivals with Alec, however, that lessens as the series goes on

Tolian Gecko

He is the best friend of Freedom who was also in his academy and saved by him. He seems to be a great rival to Alec as they do not see eye to eye. However, they can work well together. He has a crush on Rose however, he envies Alec because Rose likes him. He is a main character but only appears in the sequel of the original series because he decides to go on his own quest with Bones.