| abstract | - Debuts in the lowly Compact 2, but proved popular enough his game gets updated into Impact and becomes another protagonist for the first Original Generation, though his route becomes non-canon (the second half of it, anyways). Kyosuke's grumpy with a bad life-or-death gambling habit and takes war rather seriously. His partner's the extremely cheery Excellen Browning, which somehow makes up a good foil for his stoicism, for a good reason: without her, he may as well become too grumpy like his Evil Twin Beowulf in the Shadow-Mirror universe. He also has a rather unnatural luck: in the past, he was one of two shuttle crash survivors, coming out with just minor scratches and bruises. While usually calm, he has a Berserk Button: go ahead and endanger his woman, and he becomes a Determinator with a dangerous Tranquil Fury. At first he's a new recruit to Sanger Zonvolt's ATX Team, but after Sanger's Face Heel Turn, he takes leadership of the team and proves himself to be equally as badass as Sanger in the role. He pretty much becomes the "leader guy" after the ATX and SRX Teams merge into one, eventually bringing Sanger back to the team... unofficially. His biggest contribution in Original Generation 2 is during the war against the Inspectors and the Shadow-Mirror, wherein he becomes The Rival to Axel Almer. He's also sort of targeted by the Einst, especially Alfimi, but he and Excellen manages to persuade her and kick the crap out of her boss. Original Generation Gaiden has Kyosuke suffer Heroic BSOD for three times, due to his apparent failure to protect his friend Lamia Loveless. Thankfully, Axel (who by this time gets a Heel Face Turn) manages to set him straight after a Dynamic Entry rescue. As of Another Century's Episode: R, he and Ryusei Date have been teleported to who knows where. Fortunately, he will return for the upcoming Second Original Generation. Kyosuke pilots the very bulky Real Robot Genre Alt Eisen and its upgrade the Alt Eisen Riese, all that adheres to the Rule of Cool (so heavy it needs a Tesla Drive to stand up, and he's the only one who can use the Alt). They embody these tropes:
* Ace Pilot (With the heavy-hitting Alt, Kyosuke most definitely is a "Steamroller")
* Ace Custom (Played with: the Alt Eisen's a Flawed Prototype, intended to be next-generation Gespenst MK III but it's bulk, speed, and unorthodox weapons rendered it too clumsy and impractical to be put into mass-production. The only model produced had been gathering dust in a hanger, with the Alt's mechanical designer about to scrap it, until Kyosuke's piloting abilities were noticed. Since he proved to be such a good match for it, the higher-ups decided to let him keep it, turning it into this trope)
* Heads into Meaningful Name: translated loosely, Alt Eisen is German for "old/scrap iron".
* Note the Mid-Season Upgrade, Alt Eisen Riese ("Old/Scrap Iron Giant"), is more impractical: it's so heavy it needs a Tesla Drive (a part normally used to make mechs and ships fly) to even stand up. That being said, it's specifically tailored for Kyosuke to use (he even had a hand in developing it), ultimately making it a true Ace Custom.
* Awesome but Impractical ("Trump Card": the Alt unloads its entire arsenal, making for one extremely powerful attack; unfortunately, it's a one-use thing per scenario. Bummer...)
* Note the Riese lets you use it twice in a scenario (excluding resupply via a teammate or battleship).
* In-universe, the Alt Eisen IS this trope: see Ace Custom.
* Badass (Oh, so VERY much)
* Badass Normal (While most of his other Nakama are pilots with powerful Psychic Powers or not even human at all, he manages to kick ass and win battles solely by skill and loads of battle experience behind the cockpit (being the only person who can pilot the Alt Eisen/Alt Eisen Riese). The only thing that's abnormal about him is his insane luck giving him the capability to survive injuries that should ordinarily kill a person)
* Out of the numerous Badass originals, he's considered among the top tier, right alongside Sanger freaking Zonvolt, which is really saying something.
* Bandaged Dude (In Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspectors, after he gets trashed by Axel)
* Born Lucky (He got it after the shuttle crash. Since then, he's dead meat without it, which goes along with...)
* No One Could Survive That, Made of Iron (Shuttle incident, check; got sabotaged in his very first attempt to test a Transforming Mecha, check; being ripped apart by Axel, check. And...)
* I Like Those Odds, Million-to-One Chance, The Gambler (No matter how stacked the odds are, he "doesn't mind betting on them")
* Lampshaded after he survived the Wildraubtier transformation failure:
* Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl
* Calling Your Attacks (Usually averted, due to him playing The Stoic. Maybe that's why Banpresto forced him to go Hot-Blooded when he's put into the Gespenst MK II Type-S)
* They did it again in episode 7 of The Inspectors, though this is entirely justified due to the words "Shout Now".
* Chekhov's Gun ( In the prologue of The Inspectors, Axel defeats Beowulf using his Soulgain's Genbu Godan, which is seen impacted on Beowulf's Einst-ified Gespenst MK III. In the final battle, Axel and Kyosuke's combined attacks breaks open the once again transformed MK III's outer armor, revealing Soulgain's arm still lodged in its chest. Guess how Kyosuke, with no ammo left, takes down Beowulf?)
* Combination Attack (Rampage Ghost)
* Determinator (He practically runs on this. Sanger once described Kyosuke as "a man who will charge headfirst into danger and always find a way to win, no matter how bad the odds.")
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* Determined Expression (Pretty much his default character portrait)
* Evil Twin (Beowulf)
* Expy (Has two: Reiji Arisu of Namco X Capcom and Haken Browning of Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier)
* The latter doesn't really count, as he's nothing like Kyosuke, not even in looks, and to boot, his entire storyline is that he's a W-Series model human clone of Lemon Browning...
* Still played straight in Haken's stoicism (albeit, a brief one), gambling habits/references (more to Kyosuke, even!), a main weapon with a pile-driver spike on one end, leadership qualities and generalization he's the token protagonist of a game where the director was also the one in charge of Impact and Namco X Capcom.
* Resident Little Miss Badass Vita from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha shout many references to the Alt Eisen: her barrier jacket is predominantly red and black (with some white highlights), her armed device is called "Graf Eisen" which, while a hammer, functions as a barrier-piercing attack with a pike by spending cartridges and also has the power to attack her enemies with tons of iron balls. Also, she gets trounced by new characters quite frequently.
* In-universe, as of the Second Original Generation, Ariel Org's Flickerei Geist from Real Robot Regiment.
* Field Promotion (Is given full command of the ATX Team following Sanger's departure. After Ingram Prisken pulls his Face Heel Turn, he's promoted to lieutenant and practically overall battle commander of the Hagane and Hiryu Custom forces. Whoo! Talk about Breakout Character)
* Five Temperament Ensemble (In the ATX Team, Kyosuke would be the "Choleric". He was "Phlegmatic" when Sanger was around, though)
* Gameplay and Story Segregation (Even remember the time when he's the only person who can pilot the Alt Eisen? Yeah, the games seem to forget that)
* He's not the only person who can pilot the Alt: he's the only person who can use it effectively.
* Gatling Good (Alt Eisen Riese's Chaingun)
* Get a Hold of Yourself, Man! (Did this to Sanger: "We don't need a moping fool. We need Sanger Zonvolt, The Sword That Cleaves Evil!")
* Gut Feeling (Kyosuke has good instincts and his "hunches" tend to be spot on. Notably in Original Generation 2, he suspected Lamia was The Mole within minutes of meeting her, and correctly guessed she was working for a third-party)
* Back in the first Original Generation, he also suspected that Ingram was a traitor.
* Radha once asked Excellen if he was a Psychodriver like the characters from the Alpha series.
* Heroic BSOD, due to I Let Gwen Stacy Die (Three times in Original Generation Gaiden. Absolutely mind-boggling he hasn't become The Woobie yet. Fortunately for him, the latter's subverted later on)
* Hot-Blooded (While he usually comes off as cold, reserved, and apathetic towards just about anything, there are times on the battlefield where his emotions break through and he shows this trope)
* Ignore the Fanservice (Slight subversion: it's not that he doesn't appreciate Excellen's antics, but her Ms. Fanservice hijinks are just inappropriate sometimes, depending on the situation)
* Impaled with Extreme Prejudice (Alt Eisen Riese's Revolving Bunker works like this. Emphasis on "Extreme Prejudice")
* Improbable Weapon User (Alt uses a pile bunker and carries Shoulders of Doom as weapons . When it's upgraded to the Riese, it can't even move with the extra armor and weaponry: who in the right mind would want to use this machine?? Fortunately, Kyosuke's the only one who can ever use it and factor in his ungodly luck, here's a true example of a weapon not fit for anyone but him)
* Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better (Even in a setting where super robots generally outclass real robots, the Alt Eisen manages to make the best of itself due to its armament that it can rival most supers in power)
* In The Inspector anime, the Riese was able to physically overpower Axel's Super Robot classed Soulgain.
* Leitmotif (Kotetsu no Beowulf ("Steel Beowulf"))
* Lightning Bruiser (Tanking and dealing high damage while still being able to dodge are all wrapped up in one Alt Eisen-shaped package. The Riese, if set up correctly, can be a potential Game Breaker)
* Justified in-universe: the Alt was specifically designed to charge into enemy lines and for blitzing strategies, hence it's heavy armor and high acceleration. Incidentally, this is also why it's so difficult to pilot: it's set up for high-risk high-reward combat strategies (which, come to think of it, fits Kyouske's personalty like a glove).
* More Dakka (The general idea behind the Alt's design)
* Interestingly, most of the Alt's weapons are classified as melee-based, including its "Claymore" attack, which involves launching dozens if not hundreds of explosive giant-robot-sized balls.
* Multicolored Hair (Brown and gold)
* Official Couple (To the point where their Portmanteau Couple Name is "Kyocellen")
* Patrick Stewart Speech (Him giving one to the Neue Regisseur ultimately convinces Alfimi to pull her Heel Face Turn)
* Pieta Plagiarism (In The Inspectors when Excellen is rescued by Kyouske, their mechs are in this pose)
* Relationship Voice Actor (Him and Excellen = D-Boy and Miyuki. Additionally, he and Neue/Stern Regisseur = D-Boy and Tekkaman Omega, while he and Axel = Griffith and Guts)
* Rule of Cool (The whole premise of the Alt Eisen)
* Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl
* Shoulders of Doom (For once, entirely functional: the giant boxes that are the Alt Eisen's shoulders contain both the delivery mechanisms and the uncountable number of metal balls involved in the "Claymore" attack)
* The Stoic (But Not So Stoic several times in Original Generation Gaiden)
* Talking to Himself
* Tranquil Fury (What will befall on those who piss him off)
* Kyosuke's a master of this trope. He never looses his composure when his buttons are pressed and always stays focused on the task at hand; hell, he just becomes more determined to beat the crap out of the stupid bastard who pushed those buttons in the first place. A good example comes from Original Generation after a Federation officer turns traitor and abducts Princess Shine Hausen, then flees while a large enemy force attacks the heroes' base. Kyosuke orders his allies to focus on dealing with the more immediate threat rather than chase the kidnappers, prompting this exchange:
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* Later, Excellen remarks that she feels sorry for the traitor because "He made Kyosuke mad."
* Of course, the best example would have to be during the famous Scenario 35 event, when Ingram purposely goes out of his way to taunt him. Kyosuke, when confronted with Excellen, Brainwashed and Crazy by Ingram, goads Kyosuke to attack him. He responds by saying "I see", then calmly gives orders to immobilize her mech; he even exchanges a few jokes with Sanger. What follows is this:
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* Kyosuke then silently powers himself up with every possible buff in the game, prompting Ingram to note that it worked a little TOO well. The battle doesn't last much longer after that.
* Wolverine Publicity (With the exception of the Masou Kishin-based game(s), you will either see him, his expies or any variant of the Alt Eisen in any Original Generation-related game covers)
* The Worf Effect (At least until he gets the Riese, every new villain in Original Generation 2 seems to show their badassery by beating the Alt Eisen to within an inch of destruction)
* This trope's more or less enforced: Kyosuke knew he would be fighting stronger opponents, thus he wanted to avert this earlier with a major overhaul to the Alt. Unfortunately, he was consistently sortied into battle, which didn't give the Alt any time to rest. It wasn't until Axel tore the machine apart the Riese was greenlit for approval.
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