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Kwame Okyere

Kwame is the de facto leader of the group. As the eldest of his siblings, he places a lot of importance on responsibility, and studies hard to be able to provide for his family one day. He is skilled at both athletics and academics, with a particular aptitude for strategy and battle plans. This is reflected in the way he uses his power over earth to manipulate the battlefield. People naturally follow him due to his intelligence, determination, and calm under pressure. Only Wheeler seems to know how to get under his skin. If Kwame has a fault, it’s that he can be a little too serious, sometimes forgetting in his focus on the mission that his fellow Planeteers are just kids. But the one he is hardest on is himself–his responsibilities secretly weigh on him, and he sometimes doubts whether he is up to the task of leading his team.

James Wheeler

A streetwise delinquent, Wheeler is the Bad Boy of the group. He uses sardonic humor to mask the barely-suppressed rage issues he got from his abusive alcoholic father. Hotheaded and cocksure, with a massive chip on his shoulder, Wheeler isn’t the best team player. He hates taking orders from Kwame and frequently bickers with the all-too-similar Linka, despite his obvious attraction to her, though he does have a certain brotherly fondness for Ma-Ti. He is somewhat less interested than the rest of the Planeteers in doing good for its own sake. He hates bullies, however, and is all too willing to use fire blasts to work out his anger on rich jerks and their goons. Or to use his fists, for that matter.

Linka Novikova

Those who underestimate Linka for her femininity do so at their own peril. As the most wealthy of the planeteers, Linka’s parents demanded perfection from her in all aspects of her life. She is equally skilled in ballet and martial arts, and brings the grace and deadliness they have taught her to every mission. She uses the overwhelming power of air to pummel her opponents, slam them into walls, or fling them across the battlefield, as well as performing wind-assisted evasive maneuvers that are just shy of flight. She longs to break free of her rigid upbringing, and has started dipping her toes into online activism and fighting political injustice (she knows her history). Cold, no-nonsense, and dryly sarcastic, she has a love-hate relationship with the similarly-tempered but much more volatile Wheeler. But she quickly develops something of an “opposites attract” best friendship with Gi.

Hyun Gi

Gi is the smartest of the team, a prodigy with machines of all kinds. Far from an emotionless brain, however, she is also the warmest, kindest, and most caring. As the “mom friend” of the group, she always worries about the others getting hurt, and tries to mediate when arguments break out. She prefers to use her power over water in a support role, putting out fires, transporting equipment, and maybe freezing enemies in place. The sight of Gi unleashing her full power is as terrifying as it is rare, reserved only for those who seriously threaten her loved ones. Despite her appearance, Gi is actually a big fan of all things cute and pretty, and thinks her fashionable friend Linka is the coolest. She just doesn’t usually bother dressing up herself, not wanting her nice clothes to get in the way of her work or get dirty.

Ma-Ti