Now Viewing: simonTag type: Character Main Character of Tengen_toppa_gurren_lagann. His name is pronounced more like Shimon not Sigh-mon. He is a blue haired boy who wears a blue jacket and goggles on his head. He often does not wear a shirt underneath his jacket. As an adult, he wears blue longcoats and the outfit he wears in the last few episodes has a the Gurren Brigade logo emblazoned on the back. He is also known as Simon the Digger due to his skill at digging, which he often did when he was living with Kamina in the underground village. Simon starts off as a small and timid orphan, usually hiding behind his much older and boisterous friend Kamina who is also his only real friend. Despite his insecurity, Simon is quite good at piloting the Lagann and works together well with Kamina during battle. Kamina firmly believes in Simon even though no one else, especially Simon himself, seems to and constantly encourages him. Simon is so insecure that only Kamina's encouragement or the possibility that Kamina might be in danger motivates him to fight. Simon greatly admires and wishes he can be like Kamina, seeing him as completely fearless hero, a belief that was inspired by an incident the two of them were involved with in the past. At one point, the two of them were trapped underground thanks to an earthquake. Simon was terrified, but he was inspired by Kamina's seemingly upbeat attitude. He saw Kamina's joking around as a sign of Kamina's bravery and he was inspired to dig until he eventually found a way out. He also initially has a crush on Yoko but the two of them never get into a relationship. Simon's life and Simon himself completely changes after Kamina is killed in battle and Simon takes on the role of leader of the Gurren Brigade. Without his best friend at his side and feeling responsible for Kamina's demise, Simon is completely distraught and unable to pilot his mech properly. He feels that he should act like Kamina did in order to become a good leader, but he fails at this task and the rest of the Gurren Brigade steadily lose faith in him. However, things begin looking up after he meets and gradually falls in love with Nia Teppelin who quickly develops a strong bond with him. She has complete faith in Simon and tells him that he doesn't have to be like Kamina. Simon eventually realizes that she is right and that Kamina was always telling Simon to believe in himself and he overcomes his grief over Kamina's death and his insecurities to become the heroic and inspirational leader of humanity. Simon's facial expressions become more confident and he maintains his confidence as an adult. His adult self wears blue long coats and the outfit he wears in the last few episodes has a the Gurren Brigade logo emblazoned on the back. As an old man at the end of the story, he wears a brown ragged cape. He is also revealed to be the narrator of the series and the narration is essentially him reflecting on his life. He is voiced by Kakihara_Tetsuya (his breakthrough role) and Sugo_Takayuki. Related: Garlock_Simon Other Wiki Information Last updated: 03/25/14 8:30 AM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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