Character Relationship Map: Metropolis

Characters

• Tima (played by Yuka Imoto) — protagonist

  Advanced android modeled after Duke Red's deceased daughter, central to the nuclear weapon plot.

• Rock (played by Kohki Okada) — protagonist

  Duke Red's adopted son who leads the Marduks and seeks to eliminate Tima.

• Shunsaku Ban (played by Kosei Tomita) — supporting

  Japanese detective investigating Dr. Laughton and protecting Kenichi and Tima.

• Kenichi (played by Kei Kobayashi) — supporting

  Young nephew of Shunsaku who forms a bond with Tima and helps her understand humanity.

• General/Skunk (voice) (played by Toshio Furukawa) — minor

  Voice actor for the military commander who enforces martial law.

• Duke Red (played by Taro Ishida) — supporting

  Metropolis's wealthiest citizen and primary antagonist seeking world domination.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Shunsaku Ban → Tima (Professional Investigator) — His investigation gradually reveals Tima's true purpose.

  Shunsaku investigates the scientist connected to Tima's creation and follows the notebook's instructions to access the Ziggurat computer.

• Shunsaku Ban → Kenichi (Family Uncle) — Shunsaku is Kenichi's protective uncle.

  Shunsaku travels to Metropolis with his young nephew, Kenichi Shikishima.

• Duke Red → Rock (Family Adoptive Father) — Their adoptive family bond shapes Rock's jealousy and rebellion.

  The plot identifies Rock as Duke Red's adopted son.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• General/Skunk (voice) → Shunsaku Ban (Conflict Opposing Authority) — Skunk represents the coercive order opposing Shunsaku's investigation.

  Skunk enforces martial law after the revolutionary leaders are assassinated, while Shunsaku works outside Red's authority.

• General/Skunk (voice) → Duke Red (Alliance Political Collaborator) — Skunk helps Red defeat the political conspiracy.

  The military commander betrays the president and mayor's revolutionary conspiracy to Red.

• Duke Red → Kenichi (Conflict Captor) — Red treats Kenichi as an obstacle and hostage.

  Red and the Marduks capture Kenichi and bring him to the Ziggurat's summit.

• Duke Red → Shunsaku Ban (Conflict Enemy) — Shunsaku's investigation opposes Red's secret weapon project.

  Red's forces capture Shunsaku and bring him to the top of the Ziggurat after he investigates Tima's purpose.

• Kenichi → Tima (Social Companion) — Their companionship supports Tima's developing sense of humanity.

  Kenichi and Tima become close while searching for a way out of the sewers.

• Rock → Kenichi (Conflict Pursuer) — Kenichi becomes involved in Rock's pursuit of Tima.

  Rock hunts the pair after learning that Tima is alive, and later captures them with the Marduks.

• Rock → Shunsaku Ban (Conflict Adversary) — Their opposing actions place them in direct conflict.

  Rock hunts the group, while Shunsaku later incapacitates Rock and rescues Tima.

• Rock → Tima (Conflict Nemesis) — Rock's jealousy makes Tima his primary target.

  Rock learns of Tima's existence, shoots the scientist who built her, and repeatedly attempts to kill her.

• Duke Red → Tima (Narrative Creator) — Red commissions Tima's construction for his world-conquest plan.

  Red hires Dr. Laughton to build an advanced android modeled after his deceased daughter, Tima.

Story Analysis

A divided city turns an android's struggle for identity into a conflict over technology, power, and humanity.

Plot Progression

1. The City Beneath the Tower — Metropolis is introduced as a divided city dependent on robot labor. Red's Ziggurat and Rock's Marduks establish the political and military order.
2. Fire in the Hidden Laboratory — Shunsaku arrives with Kenichi to investigate a wanted scientist. Rock's attack destroys the laboratory, while Tima awakens and escapes with Kenichi.
3. Revolution Under Martial Law — Kenichi and Tima grow close while navigating the lower city and encountering a human resistance movement. Skunk's betrayal allows Red to suppress the revolution through martial law.
4. The Android on the Throne — Rock's attacks intensify as Shunsaku uncovers the Ziggurat's secrets. Red captures the group and reveals that Tima was created to control a nuclear superweapon.
5. Ruins and Remembering — Tima's programming commands a robot assault, but Kenichi separates her from the throne. Rock destroys the Ziggurat with Red inside, and Tima falls before Kenichi later finds parts of her.