Personality: Will Powers is polite and well-mannered despite his looks, apologetic for everything and rather pessimistic.

Misc Facts: In the Japanese, the Steel Samurai is known as Tonosaman. Will appears again in JFA. He also plays the Pink Princess (Himesaman). The second choice the creators had for the name "Tonosaman" was "Metal Mask."

Will never appears out of costume because his scary face would frighten their child audience.

Friends and Family: Unknown. But his Japanese name would imply he has two older siblings.

Name Origin:
English: "Will Powers" = "will power."

Japanese: Niboshi is the name of a small sardine. The kanji were picked from the idea of: "Even though something is small (like a sardine), it can still have the dream of being a star."

"Saburou" is a name usually given to a third son, and gives the impression that he was the baby of his family.

French: "Gustavo Lonté" is a pun for A volonté, meaning "At will", to match his English name.

Background: Will Powers plays the part of Steel Samurai, and that's about all we know.

Personality: Unknown.

Misc Facts: When Jack Hammer was a big star some of his roles included The Singing Samurai, the Bearded Samurai, Dynamite Samurai, and the lead role in Samurai Summer.

Friends and Family: None

Name Origin:
English: Jack Hammer = as in, the construction equipment.

Japanese: Ibukuro means "stomach" or "torso," which is where he was stabbed.

Background:

Personality: Cody is your typical 7 year old--short tempered, does what he wants, obsesses over his favorite fads.

Misc Facts: He carries his ninja sword with him everywhere, even in court, but it's too long for him to be able to draw it properly.

Cody was added to the cast to diversify gameplay, under the notion that a child would have different motivations for lying than an adult.

Friends and Family: Cody's father takes him to the Steel Samurai amusement park every year.

Name Origin:
English: Reference to computer hacking (code hacker).

Japanese: The start of the first three kanji of his Japanese name make up "Otaku" ("fanboy").

French: Kévin is used often by French on the internet. Often use to describe immature people. "Miron" is probably a reference to how he keeps spying on what's happening in the studios.

Background: Cody is a huge fan of the Steel Samurai, and has been known to sneak onto studio grounds (through air ducts) to try and get a peek of him.

Personality: Quiet, thoughtful, and friendly, but secretly a die-hard fan of the Steel Samurai.

Misc Facts: In the Japanese Penny is referred to almost exclusively as "staff worker," and among the GS staff whether or not you remember her real name was a mark of how sharp you were.

Friends and Family: Unknown.

Name Origin:
English: Penny Nichols = penny and nickel = the coins.

Japanese: Mamiya comes from Mania, as she is a maniac of a fan.

French: With an english spelling, a close pronounciation of "Iseult Rosentz" would be "Eezuh Rozentz", which is close to "eurocent", the "decimal part" of the euro. (-thanks TTH!)

Background: None.

Personality: Loud, short tempered, cranky, very strict about her duties, tends to ramble on and on. However, she has a soft spot for attractive men and action stars. Unfortunately, her favorite action stars always end up dead.

Misc Facts: She makes a repeat appearance in JFA, again as a security guard.

Friends and Family: Oldbag wears a wedding ring, and in the first game she made mention of a son.

Name Origin:
English: Wendy Oldbag = Windy old bag.

Japanese: "Ooba" comes from "obaa-san," which means "grandma." Or, it might come from "oobaka," which means, "a big idiot."

French: Comes from Vieille chouette meaning, more or less, "Oldbag".

Background: Oldbag claims to have worked in show business in her younger years, but in what capacity isn't entirely certain.

Personality: Cool, collected - the proverbial "ice queen." If she doesn't want to deal with you, she'll just ignore you.

Misc Facts: She has connections to the mob, though if it's the same mob as Gonta or any of the other "mobsters" in the series is unknown.

Dee's role in her case was originally going to be filled by a man.

Friends and Family: Her sister, Tampopo, appears in the Gyakuten Saiban promotional manga, Turnabout Crossover, and is a director.

Name Origin:
English: Maybe come from the word "diva."

Japanese: The kanji in her name make up "princess," "goddess," and "sakura." A very flowery name.

Background: